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Am J Transplant. 2020 Apr 3. doi: 10.1111/ajt.15901. [Epub ahead of print]
Successful Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Liver Transplant Recipient.
Bin L[SUP]1[/SUP], Yangzhong W[SUP]2[/SUP], Yuanyuan Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Huibo S[SUP]1[/SUP], Fanjun Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhishui C[SUP]1[/SUP].
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spreads rapidly and may be an increasing challenge for transplant community. Clinical data on COVID-19 infection in transplant population is very limited. Herein we presented the clinical course and outcome of a 50-year-old male post liver transplantation who contracted COVID-19, with subsequent infection of his wife. The process of illness was representative. A therapeutic regime with temporary immunosuppression withdrawal and systemic low-dose corticosteroid as principle was involved in the management of the patient which made him recover from severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
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KEYWORDS:
coronavirus disease 2019; liver; transplantation
PMID:32243673DOI:10.1111/ajt.15901
Successful Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Liver Transplant Recipient.
Bin L[SUP]1[/SUP], Yangzhong W[SUP]2[/SUP], Yuanyuan Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Huibo S[SUP]1[/SUP], Fanjun Z[SUP]1[/SUP], Zhishui C[SUP]1[/SUP].
Author information
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic spreads rapidly and may be an increasing challenge for transplant community. Clinical data on COVID-19 infection in transplant population is very limited. Herein we presented the clinical course and outcome of a 50-year-old male post liver transplantation who contracted COVID-19, with subsequent infection of his wife. The process of illness was representative. A therapeutic regime with temporary immunosuppression withdrawal and systemic low-dose corticosteroid as principle was involved in the management of the patient which made him recover from severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
coronavirus disease 2019; liver; transplantation
PMID:32243673DOI:10.1111/ajt.15901