• J Res Med Sci · Jan 2021

    Case Reports

    Successful treatment of plasmapheresis followed by interferon beta-1a in a child with severe COVID-19.

    • Rana Saleh, Hamid Rahimi, Amin Dehghan, Atefeh Sadeghizadeh, Alaleh Gheisari, Shima Saeidi, and Zahra Pourmoghaddas.
    • Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
    • J Res Med Sci. 2021 Jan 1; 26: 30.

    AbstractCOVID-19 outbreak has become a global health concern due to challenges in treatment and high mortality rate; therefore, its therapeutic approaches play an important role in reducing the mortality rate and resolving this concern. Different therapies have been introduced, including interferon beta-1a and purification methods, for instance, plasmapheresis. In this article, we reported a child with severe COVID-19 who fully recovered after receiving plasmapheresis and interferon beta-1a.Copyright: © 2021 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.

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