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Successful recovery of COVID-19-associated recurrent diarrhea and gastrointestinal hemorrhage using convalescent plasma

Authors :
Zhi-Hua Wang
Xinyi Xia
Changjun Wang
Qinghua Qiao
Xiaoli Xu
Rong-Rong Pang
Libo Zhang
Source :
Military Medical Research, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020), Military Medical Research
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
BMC, 2020.

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20549369
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Military Medical Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3db4aff1cbfc8589bfe4934e746bac32