Case report : Disseminated herpes simplex virus 1 infection and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis after immunomodulatory therapy in a patient with coronavirus disease 2019

Copyright © 2022 Mazzotta, Fiorda Diaz, Echeverria-Villalobos, Eisinger, Sprauer, Singha and Lyaker..

Corticosteroids and immunomodulatory therapies are widely used to treat patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors such as tofacitinib have been recently studied as adjuvants in the treatment of COVID-19. Although immunomodulatory therapies may be linked to decreased mortality rates in the acute phase, subsequent severe infectious complications may result from them. We describe a case of a multiorgan system failure secondary to disseminated primary herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) following treatment with tofacitinib and high-dose dexamethasone therapy for severe COVID-19. Early diagnosis and treatment of these life-threatening conditions may have a significant impact on COVID-19 patients' outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Frontiers in medicine - 9(2022) vom: 30., Seite 1053012

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mazzotta, Elvio [VerfasserIn]
Fiorda Diaz, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Echeverria-Villalobos, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Eisinger, Gregory [VerfasserIn]
Sprauer, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Singha, Arindam [VerfasserIn]
Lyaker, Michael R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Case Reports
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
Human herpes simplex virus 1
Liver failure
Tofacitinib

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Date Revised 10.12.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3389/fmed.2022.1053012

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NLM349914826