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Novel coronavirus 2019 pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Namazee Najmeh,
Mahmoudi Hilda,
Afzal Payman,
Ghaffari Sina
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.15999
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , coronavirus , covid-19 , kidney transplantation , kidney transplant , intensive care medicine , coronavirus infections , betacoronavirus , kidney , virology , immunology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , outbreak , disease
The COVID‐19 pandemic is spreading worldwide and the impact of the disease in transplant patients is evolving. In this case report, we presented a 63‐year‐old female kidney transplant recipient who presented with dyspnea and cough and was diagnosed with COVID‐19 pneumonia. On the fourth day of admission, the patient's condition worsened. Therefore, the immunosuppressive medications were discontinued, and hydrocortisone was started. The patient died on the fifth day.