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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Successful Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Treatment After SARS-CoV-2 Infection-A Case Report.

Georgiana Ciobanu, Norbert Arn

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Georgiana CiobanuDepartment of Internal Medicine Regional Hospital of Locarno Locarno Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7013-3455
Norbert ArnDivision of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine HOCH Health Ostschweiz St. Gallen Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a complex neuroimmunological disorder characterized by disabling symptoms that are often difficult to manage. More recently, in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection, potential pathophysiological overlaps and disease modulation have been hypothesized. Our successful case highlights the need to investigate novel therapeutic approaches, including plasma exchange.

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Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue SyndromePlasma ExchangeRaltegravirSARS‐CoV‐2 Infection

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PMID42158223
PMCPMC13180788

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