Internal Medicine, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York, USA
Internal Medicine, Northwell Health, Great Neck, New York, USA.
BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 28;14(1):e239762. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239762.
Convalescent plasma, which contains antibodies from recovered individuals, has been used as an effective treatment for infectious diseases in the past and is currently being used as a potential treatment option for COVID-19. Multiple studies have reported this treatment to be safe. We report a case of a patient who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with features suggestive of transfusion-related acute lung injury after being treated with convalescent plasma for COVID-19. We emphasise the need to be aware of the potential risk of transfusion reactions and disease worsening with convalescent plasma administration and to weigh the risk and benefits of this therapy before administration to patients and propose that further study be done regarding the potential risks of convalescent plasma.
恢复期血浆含有来自康复患者的抗体,过去曾被用作治疗传染病的有效方法,目前也被用作治疗 COVID-19 的一种潜在治疗选择。多项研究报告称这种治疗方法是安全的。我们报告了一例患者,该患者在接受 COVID-19 的恢复期血浆治疗后出现急性呼吸窘迫综合征(ARDS),并具有提示输血相关急性肺损伤的特征。我们强调需要注意使用恢复期血浆治疗可能会出现输血反应和病情恶化的潜在风险,并在向患者使用该疗法之前权衡其风险和益处,我们还建议进一步研究恢复期血浆的潜在风险。