Case Report

SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report

Volume: 8 Number: 1 April 30, 2024
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SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report

Abstract

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus affecting the respiratory tract. Comorbid diseases with severe lung involvement were defined for this infection. Due to its multifactorial pathophysiology, asthma has become one of the most curious, researched, and controversial diseases with comorbidity. The relationship between viral load and disease symptoms of biological agents, which are becoming more important and increasingly used in treating chronic diseases, is being investigated. Omalizumab is a human anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody approved for asthma and chronic urticaria use. We present the course of COVID-19 disease in a 20-year-old patient with allergic asthma whose asthma symptoms were under control with omalizumab for one year. Our patient had an outpatient course for COVID-19 without developing a cough or other asthma attack symptoms and without hospitalization. By presenting this case, we would like to emphasize that omalizumab treatment during COVID-19 disease does not affect the course of the disease.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Infectious Diseases, Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

May 19, 2024

Publication Date

April 30, 2024

Submission Date

November 24, 2023

Acceptance Date

February 18, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 1

APA
Dikici, Ü., & Özdemir, Ö. (2024). SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, 8(1), 66-70. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1395577
AMA
1.Dikici Ü, Özdemir Ö. SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2024;8(1):66-70. doi:10.34084/bshr.1395577
Chicago
Dikici, Ümmügülsüm, and Öner Özdemir. 2024. “SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8 (1): 66-70. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1395577.
EndNote
Dikici Ü, Özdemir Ö (April 1, 2024) SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8 1 66–70.
IEEE
[1]Ü. Dikici and Ö. Özdemir, “SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report”, J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 66–70, Apr. 2024, doi: 10.34084/bshr.1395577.
ISNAD
Dikici, Ümmügülsüm - Özdemir, Öner. “SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research 8/1 (April 1, 2024): 66-70. https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.1395577.
JAMA
1.Dikici Ü, Özdemir Ö. SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2024;8:66–70.
MLA
Dikici, Ümmügülsüm, and Öner Özdemir. “SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report”. Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research, vol. 8, no. 1, Apr. 2024, pp. 66-70, doi:10.34084/bshr.1395577.
Vancouver
1.Ümmügülsüm Dikici, Öner Özdemir. SARS COV-2 Infection in an Allergic Asthma Patient Taking Omalizumab: A Case Report. J Biotechnol and Strategic Health Res. 2024 Apr. 1;8(1):66-70. doi:10.34084/bshr.1395577

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