Successful intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in severe COVID-19 pneumonia
Author(s) -
Maurizia Lanza,
Giorgio Emanuele Polistina,
Pasquale Imitazione,
Anna Annunziata,
Valentina Di Spirito,
Novella Carannante,
Giuseppe Fiorentino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
idcases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.319
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2214-2509
DOI - 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00794
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , intravenous immunoglobulin therapy , antibody , intensive care medicine , respiratory failure , intravenous immunoglobulins , immunoglobulin g , persistence (discontinuity) , immunology , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak , geotechnical engineering , engineering
We describe a 42-year old woman, admitted to our Department after 15 days of persistence of respiratory failure and treated with infusion of intravenous immunoglobulin with a successful outcome.
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