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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

Case Report: Complete and Fast Recovery From Severe COVID-19 in a Pemphigus Patient Treated With Rituximab.

Jo Linda Sinagra, Claudio Vedovelli, Raffaella Binazzi, Adele Salemme, Francesco Moro, Cinzia Mazzanti, Biagio Didona, Giovanni Di Zenzo

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jo Linda SinagraMolecular and Cell Biology Laboratory IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Claudio VedovelliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
Raffaella BinazziDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Central Hospital of Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy.
Adele SalemmeMolecular and Cell Biology Laboratory IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Francesco MoroMolecular and Cell Biology Laboratory IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Cinzia MazzantiRare Diseases Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Biagio DidonaRare Diseases Unit, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Giovanni Di ZenzoMolecular and Cell Biology Laboratory IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITInstitute of Cell Biology and Neurobiology · ITOspedale di Bolzano · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 is characterized by a severe pulmonary disease due to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 infection. For clinicians involved in the management of patients with chronic autoimmune diseases the risk linked to the conditions itself and to drug-induced immunosuppression during the COVID-19 pandemic is a major topic. Pemphigus is a rare autoimmune blistering disease (AIBD) of the skin and mucous membranes caused by autoantibodies to desmosomal components, desmoglein 1 and 3. Among immunosuppressant therapies, rituximab (RTX) is considered a highly effective treatment with a favorable safety profile, but it induces a prolonged B-cell depletion that can lead to higher susceptibility to infections. For this reason, concerns about its use during the pandemic have been raised. We describe a case of a pemphigus patient in which RTX-induced B cell depletion led to the severe inflammatory phase, whereas corticosteroid treatment allowed a favorable outcome.

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAdrenal Cortex HormonesB-LymphocytesCOVID-19FemaleFeverHumansImmunoglobulin GInflammationMiddle AgedOxygen Inhalation TherapyPemphigusRituximabAdrenal Cortex HormonesImmunoglobulin GRituximabautoimmune blistering diseaseB cellCOVID-19immunosuppressionpemphigusrituximab

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