Gastrointestinal presentation of COVID-19 in a pediatric heart transplant recipient.

Abdelmonem HelalAhmed Farid ElmahroukAhmed A JamjoomJameel A Al-Ata

Published in: The cardiothoracic surgeon (2020)

Gastrointestinal manifestations can be the only presenting symptom in pediatric heart transplant recipients with COVID-19. Conservative treatment could be used successfully. Immunomodulatory medications that are used in heart transplant recipients may have protective value in SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
case report
replacement therapy