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Possible COVID-19 reinfection in a patient with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia

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, b...

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Autores principales: Loh, Sook Yin, Bassett, John, Hoodless, Emily Jayne, Walshaw, Martin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33664039
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240765
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Sumario: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.