A possible role for B cells in COVID-19? Lesson from patients with agammaglobulinemia

I Quinti, V Lougaris, C Milito, F Cinetto… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - jacionline.org
To the Editor: An epidemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has become the focus of scientific
attention. 1 The high infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 and rapid rise in the number of patients …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid recovery of a SARS-CoV-2–infected X-linked agammaglobulinemia patient after infusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma

E Mira, OA Yarce, C Ortega, S Fernández… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A patient with X-linked agammaglobulinemia was infected with severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 and presented a 40-day long and stagnant clinical evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical outcomes and features of COVID-19 in patients with primary immunodeficiencies in New York City

H Ho, S Mathew, MJ Peluso… - The journal of allergy …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The clinical impact of coronavirus disease 2019 in primary immunodeficiency diseases
varies from mild illness to death. In our center, humoral immunodeficiency patients with poor …

Three patients with X-linked agammaglobulinemia hospitalized for COVID-19 improved with convalescent plasma

H Jin, JC Reed, STH Liu, H Ho, JP Lopes… - The Journal of …, 2020 - jaci-inpractice.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has presented a global challenge.
The pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Severe COVID-19 in patients with B cell alymphocytosis and response to convalescent plasma therapy

J London, D Boutboul, K Lacombe, F Pirenne… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Discussion We describe two cases of severe COVID-19 with ARDS in patients with
hypogammaglobulinemia and B cell alymphocytosis. One patient died despite mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 infection in 10 common variable immunodeficiency patients in New York City

B Cohen, R Rubinstein, MD Gans, L Deng… - The journal of allergy …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), the most prevalent humoral immunodeficiency,
is characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, impaired vaccine responses, and recurrent …

Association of asthma and its genetic predisposition with the risk of severe COVID-19

Z Zhu, K Hasegawa, B Ma, M Fujiogi… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - jacionline.org
To the Editor: In individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV-2) infection, the severity of illness ranges from asymptomatic to fatal. 1 The Centers for …

[HTML][HTML] Severe COVID-19 in an APS1 patient with interferon autoantibodies treated with plasmapheresis

A Lemarquis, T Campbell… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To the Editor: Type I interferons (IFNs) are crucial in protecting against severe coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), and a high percentage of patients with life-threatening COVID-19 …

Successful use of methylprednisolone for treating severe COVID-19

J Liu, X Zheng, Y Huang, H Shan… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - jacionline.org
To the Editor: As of April 4, 2020, a total of 1,051,635 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
cases had been reported worldwide, among which 56,985 deaths occurred (5.42%). 1 …

Does asthma affect morbidity or severity of COVID-19?

K Matsumoto, H Saito - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2020 - jacionline.org
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has afflicted at least 4.9 million patients worldwide,
causing more than 328,000 deaths to date. This pandemic impacts not only social and …