PMC8366396_01
CRP course (black) and course of body temperature (grey) over 12 days after positive SARS-CoV-2-antigen test. CRP concentration was measured in plasma. Fever decreased 8 days after positive SARS-CoV-2 test during the last CRP apheresis. Grey boxes indicate the four apheresis treatments (A1-4).
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CRP plasma concentrations declined rapidly during apheresis with a maximal depletion of 79% during the last apheresis session (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray images. X-ray thorax in 2 planes left adjacent. 6 days: Streaky compressions of the lung in the lower field/retrocardial left side. A low-grade concomitant effusion on the left. Heart normal size, no congestion. Upper mediastinum slender. No pneumothorax. Bony thorax intact. 14 days: No compressions and effusions.
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The 2nd X-ray was performed 6 days after the last apheresis session and showed no more pathological findings (Figure 2).