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Editor, Senior Moderator
Mil Med Res
. 2020 Sep 23;7(1):45.
doi: 10.1186/s40779-020-00273-5.
Successful recovery of COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and gastrointestinal hemorrhage using convalescent plasma
Li-Bo Zhang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rong-Rong Pang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Qing-Hua Qiao[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Zhi-Hua Wang[SUP] 4 5 6 [/SUP], Xin-Yi Xia[SUP] 7 8 9 [/SUP], Chang-Jun Wang[SUP] 10 11 [/SUP], Xiao-Li Xu[SUP] 12 13 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms are not rare among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, but there have been no reports regarding convalescent plasma therapy for the recovery of gastrointestinal problems in COVID-19 patients.
Case presentation: We present two cases of patients with COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and positive fecal occult blood who successfully recovered after a one-time convalescent plasma administration.
Conclusion: When COVID-19 patients develop recurrent or refractory gastrointestinal symptoms and fail to respond to the available treatment, alternative therapy with convalescent plasma administration may be considered.
Keywords: Convalescent plasma; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Gastrointestinal symptoms; SARS-CoV-2 virus.
. 2020 Sep 23;7(1):45.
doi: 10.1186/s40779-020-00273-5.
Successful recovery of COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and gastrointestinal hemorrhage using convalescent plasma
Li-Bo Zhang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rong-Rong Pang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Qing-Hua Qiao[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP], Zhi-Hua Wang[SUP] 4 5 6 [/SUP], Xin-Yi Xia[SUP] 7 8 9 [/SUP], Chang-Jun Wang[SUP] 10 11 [/SUP], Xiao-Li Xu[SUP] 12 13 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32962760
- DOI: 10.1186/s40779-020-00273-5
Abstract
Background: Gastrointestinal symptoms are not rare among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, but there have been no reports regarding convalescent plasma therapy for the recovery of gastrointestinal problems in COVID-19 patients.
Case presentation: We present two cases of patients with COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and positive fecal occult blood who successfully recovered after a one-time convalescent plasma administration.
Conclusion: When COVID-19 patients develop recurrent or refractory gastrointestinal symptoms and fail to respond to the available treatment, alternative therapy with convalescent plasma administration may be considered.
Keywords: Convalescent plasma; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Gastrointestinal symptoms; SARS-CoV-2 virus.