Evaluation of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody levels in coronavirus disease breakthrough infection during immunosuppressive therapy in a patient with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease

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Herein, we report the case of a 67-year-old man with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pneumonia and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccine breakthrough infection during immunosuppressive therapy for connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD). The patient received glucocorticoids combined with tacrolimus as maintenance therapy. His serum anti-SARS-CoV-2-immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody levels were extremely low at the onset of COVID-19 pneumonia, even after the second dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2). After treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia, the levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2-IgG antibodies increased. These results indicated a lack of the ability to produce neutralising antibodies from immune cells despite the booster vaccination. Therefore, we suggest that advanced-age patients with CTD-ILD receiving immunosuppressive therapy with polypharmacy require consistent personal protection, vaccination of close caregivers, increased awareness, and booster vaccination. Moreover, we recommend that tacrolimus should be withdrawn for a while after vaccination under controlled conditions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Modern rheumatology case reports - 7(2023), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 288-292

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wada, Takuma Tsuzuki [VerfasserIn]
Yokota, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Sakai, Sakon [VerfasserIn]
Soma, Machika [VerfasserIn]
Kajiyama, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Tarumoto, Norihito [VerfasserIn]
Maesaki, Shigefumi [VerfasserIn]
Maeda, Takuya [VerfasserIn]
Nagata, Makoto [VerfasserIn]
Mimura, Toshihide [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
BNT162 Vaccine
Breakthrough infection
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vaccines
Case Reports
Connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease
Immunoglobulin G
Immunosuppressive therapy
Journal Article
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine
Tacrolimus
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Date Completed 05.01.2023

Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/mrcr/rxac052

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342521632