A COVID-19 Long Hauler Case Report Points to Autoimmunity and IVIG
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Severe (mostly bedbound)
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2020
Summary
Received IVIG at 2g/kg monthly for two months, then reduced to 1g/kg monthly because of IVIG-induced headaches, for post-COVID symptoms that began two weeks after her acute infection resolved: severe leg pain, burning in her feet and hands, blurred vision, headaches, brain fog, forgetfulness, chronic fatigue, orthostatic dizziness and urinary incontinence. On IVIG, her leg pain, brain fog, urinary problems and blurred vision completely resolved, and her headaches and fatigue improved by 50%. The case report does not say whether these improvements persisted, required ongoing maintenance infusions, or eventually faded.
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Brain fog, Headaches & migraine, POTS & dysautonomia, Pain & fibromyalgia, Vision problems.
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