Possible COVID-19 reinfection in a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(3)2021 Mar 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1136066
ABSTRACT
This report highlights the case of a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA) and resultant bronchiectasis who was discharged from hospital after recovering from real-time reverse transcriptase-PCR positive COVID-19 infection having had a subsequent negative swab and resolution of symptoms, but was readmitted 3 weeks later with recrudescent symptoms and a further positive swab. Although there are reports of COVID-19 infection in XLA, for the first time we report a case of possible reinfection. Lessons learnt from this case include the potential for reinfection of COVID-19 in a patient with a weakened immune system and the importance of repeating COVID-19 swabs in inpatients. Extra caution needs to be taken when providing care in groups of patients who have a weakened or absent immune system.
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Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Agammaglobulinemia
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Genetic Diseases, X-Linked
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Reinfection
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bcr-2020-240765
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