Case report: A kidney transplant patient with mild COVID-19

Arpali E., Akyollu B., Yelken B., Tekin S., TÜRKMEN A., Kocak B.

TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE, cilt.22, sa.4, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/tid.13296
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19, kidney transplantation, SARS-Cov-2, CORONAVIRUS
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently a pandemic with a mortality rate of 1%-6% in the general population. However, the mortality rate seems to be significantly higher in elderly patients, especially those hospitalized with comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes, or coronary artery diseases. Because viral diseases may have atypical presentations in immunosuppressed patients, the course of the disease in the transplant patient population is unknown. Hence, the management of these patients with COVID-19 is an area of interest, and a unique approach is warranted. Here, we report the clinical features and our treatment approach for a kidney transplant patient with a diagnosis of COVID-19. We believe that screening protocols for SARS-Cov-2 should be re-evaluated in patients with solid-organ transplants.