Case report of COVID-19 in a kidney transplant recipient: Does immunosuppression alter the clinical presentation?
Elena GuillenGaston J PineiroIgnacio RevueltaDiana RodriguezMarta BodroAsunción MorenoJosep M CampistolFritz DiekmannPedro Ventura-AguiarPublished in: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2020)
COVID-19 is novel infectious disease with an evolving understanding of its epidemiology and clinical manifestations. Immunocompromised patients often present atypical presentations of viral diseases. Herein we report a case of a COVID-19 infection in a solid organ transplant recipient, in which the first clinical symptoms were of gastrointestinal viral disease and fever, which further progressed to respiratory symptoms in 48 hours. In these high risk populations, protocols for screening for SARS-Cov2 may be needed to be re-evaluated.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- case report
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- infectious diseases
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- intensive care unit
- sleep quality
- depressive symptoms
- physical activity
- respiratory tract
- mechanical ventilation