Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Immunocompromised Organ Transplant Recipients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Our understanding of this new disease continues to grow. The impact of the disease on immunocompromised transplant recipients is largely unknown. We presen...

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Autores principales: Taha, Muhanad, Sharma, Aditi, Taha, Mazen, Samavati, Lobelia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2020
Materias:
COVID-19 Minisymposium: Towards a Strategic Roadmap
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32800516
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.07.014
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Sumario:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an ongoing pandemic caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Our understanding of this new disease continues to grow. The impact of the disease on immunocompromised transplant recipients is largely unknown. We present a case of a solid organ transplant recipient on immunosuppressive therapy who successfully recovered from COVID-19 infection. We also review 10 similar cases found in the literature and describe the clinical course and management, including immunosuppressive therapy.

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