IDCases
(Jan 2020)
Successful intravenous immunoglobulin treatment in severe COVID-19 pneumonia
Maurizia Lanza,
Giorgio Emanuele Polistina,
Pasquale Imitazione,
Anna Annunziata,
Valentina Di Spirito,
Carannante Novella,
Giuseppe Fiorentino
Affiliations
Maurizia Lanza
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy; Corresponding author.
Giorgio Emanuele Polistina
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Pasquale Imitazione
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Anna Annunziata
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Valentina Di Spirito
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Carannante Novella
First Division Infectious Diseases, Cotugno Hospital, Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Fiorentino
Unit of Respiratory Physiopathology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
Abstract
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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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