Favipiravir-induced fever in coronavirus disease 2019 : A report of two cases

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Favipiravir, an antiviral agent, is undergoing clinical trials for treating novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here, we report two cases of COVID-19 with favipiravir-induced fever. In both cases, pyrexia was observed following the administration of favipiravir despite improvements in symptoms of COVID-19. No other cause for fever was evident after careful physical examination and laboratory investigation. The fever subsided in both patients after the discontinuation of favipiravir. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of favipiravir-induced fever in COVID-19 patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:101

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 101(2020) vom: 01. Dez., Seite 188-190

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Takoi, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Togashi, Yuki [VerfasserIn]
Fujimori, Daiki [VerfasserIn]
Kaizuka, Haruki [VerfasserIn]
Otsuki, Shunsuke [VerfasserIn]
Wada, Takuya [VerfasserIn]
Takeuchi, Yoshikazu [VerfasserIn]
Abe, Shinji [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amides
Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
Case Reports
Drug fever
EW5GL2X7E0
Favipiravir
Journal Article
Pyrazines

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Date Completed 22.12.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2020.09.1450

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315625988