Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome with convalescent plasma.
In March 2003, an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome started in Hong Kong. A 57-year-old woman had a typical presentation, including fever, non-productive cough, malaise, lymphopenia, and raised liver aminotransferases. The clinical course and successful treatment with convalescent plasma, ribavirin, and corticosteroids are discussed.
Wong
V W S
VW
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong.
Dai
D
D
Wu
A K L
AK
Sung
J J Y
JJ
D003289:Convalescence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010949:Plasma / Q000276:immunology; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*