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Persisting SARS‐CoV‐2 viremia after rituximab therapy: Two cases with fatal outcome and a review of literature

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SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can cause severe pneumonia (COVID‐19). There is evidence that patients with comorbidities are at higher risk of a severe disease course. The role of immunosuppression in the disease… Click to show full abstract

SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can cause severe pneumonia (COVID‐19). There is evidence that patients with comorbidities are at higher risk of a severe disease course. The role of immunosuppression in the disease course is not clear. In the present report, we first describe two cases of persisting SARS‐CoV‐2 viraemia with fatal outcome in patients after rituximab therapy.

Keywords: persisting sars; fatal outcome; two cases; rituximab therapy; sars cov; cov viremia

Journal Title: British Journal of Haematology
Year Published: 2020

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