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A case of SARS‐CoV‐2 pneumonia with successful antiviral therapy in a 77‐year‐old man with a heart transplant
Author(s) -
Mathies Daniel,
Rauschning Dominic,
Wagner Ulrike,
Mueller Frank,
Maibaum Maja,
Binnemann Christin,
Waldeck Stephan,
Thinnes Katrin,
Braun Michael,
Schmidbauer Willi,
Hagen Ralf M.,
Bickel Christoph
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15932
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , covid-19 , antiviral therapy , intensive care medicine , heart transplantation , betacoronavirus , virology , viral pneumonia , immunology , transplantation , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virus , outbreak , disease , chronic hepatitis
The SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can be seen as a single disease, but it also affects patients with relevant comorbidities who may have an increased risk of a severe course of infection. In this report, we present a 77‐year‐old patient with a heart transplant receiving relevant immunosuppressive therapy who tested positive for SARS‐CoV‐2 after several days of dyspnea, dry cough, and light general symptoms. Computed tomography confirmed interstitial pneumonia. The patient received antiviral therapy with hydroxychloroquine and showed no further deterioration of the clinical state. After 12 days of hospitalization, the patient was released; he was SARS‐CoV‐2 negative and completely asymptomatic.