COVID-19 in Liver Transplant Patients: Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Ramin NiknamSeyed Ali Malek-HosseiniSeyed Saeid HashemiehMasoud DehghaniPublished in: International medical case reports journal (2020)
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by a novel coronavirus. Although liver injury is common in patients with COVID-19, little is known about its clinical presentation and management in liver transplantation. This is the first report from Iran that presented two cases of liver transplantation with COVID-19, neither of which had pulmonary signs and symptoms, but after diagnostic imaging, both had lung involvement. We also reviewed some literature on the management of COVID-19 in liver transplant patients. In conclusion, our patients improved after starting hydroxychloroquine and continuing to take all immunosuppressive agents except mycophenolate based on the multidisciplinary team's decision.