COVID-19 in a severe eosinophilic asthmatic receiving benralizumab - a case study.
Andreas RennerKatharina MarthKarin PatockaWolfgang PohlPublished in: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma (2020)
The course of COVID-19 was very mild in this particular patient with severe eosinophilic asthma. So far, there is no evidence that would suggest a more severe course of COVID-19 in patients with asthma. It is worth noting, that prior to the initiation of benralizumab this patient had multiple exacerbations per year triggered by viral infections (4/year), which all required OCS. Whilst only anecdotal, this case study provides the first evidence to support the current recommendation of continuing monoclonal antibodies in patients with severe asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic.