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Severe COVID-19 in a Postpartum Woman: A Three-Month Challenge with Convalescent Plasma and Corticosteroid

(2021) Severe COVID-19 in a Postpartum Woman: A Three-Month Challenge with Convalescent Plasma and Corticosteroid. Frontiers in Emergency Medicine. p. 5.

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Abstract

Introduction: Management of seriously ill patients infected with new corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) is challenging especially in pregnancy and postpartum state. Case presentation: A 39-year-old primigravid critically ill woman with acute respiratory distress (ARDS) due to confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection underwent urgent cesarean delivery (a healthy neonate) at 33 weeks and 5/7 of pregnancy. She received treatments including hydroxychloroquine, antivirals and broad-spectrum antibiotics while she was intubated for mechanical ventilation. In spite of all treatments, she developed a critical course after the mild primary clinical improvement. Convalescent plasma transfusion as a rescue treatment was performed and led to an improvement in her general condition and delayed gradual recovery in respiratory function after two months. Conclusion: The promising role of early treatment with convalescent plasma transfusion in seriously ill pregnant women infected with SARS-CoV-2, needs to be elucidated by further randomized studies.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Blood Component Transfusion Convalescent Plasma Transfusion COVID-19 Pregnancy SARS-CoV-2 therapy Emergency Medicine
Page Range: p. 5
Journal or Publication Title: Frontiers in Emergency Medicine
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 5
Number: 4
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.18502/fem.v5i4.6699
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/9971

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