Convalescent plasma therapy in a pregnant COVID-19 patient with a dramatic clinical and imaging response: A case report
Ramezan Jafari, Nematollah Jonaidi Jafari, Fatemeh Dehghanpoor, Amin Saburi
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel very contagious infection which was designated a pandemic in all countries of the world in April 2020. Its presentation varies from mild to severe infection, but the majority of infected patients have mild manifestations. Many therapeutic choices have been suggested to treat the infection, but none are fully effective. CASE SUMMARY: Herein we present a 26-year-old woman with a twin pregnancy at 36 wk and one day gestation with confirmed COVID-19 who responded dramatically to convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) and Favipiravir. CONCLUSION: Although this case report shows the efficacy of CPT in addition to usual medications used for COVID-19, there are many questions that need to be answered regarding dosage, para-clinical efficacy, side effects and combination therapy.