Abstract
A 27-year-old underwent a diseased kidney transplant. Three days after
transplantation COVID-19 was diagnosed for our patient.
Immunosuppressants were reduced
and a renal biopsy was done which showed acute T cell-mediated
rejection. We aimed to report a case to help clinicians better
understand the risks to kidney transplant recipients.
Keywords : Kidney, Transplantation, Corona Virus
Introduction:
In 2019, the outbreak of Coronavirus was reported to the World Health
Organization. This pathogen can transmit in humans through respiratory
droplets and cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (1).
It may have a severe clinical course, while some patients may experience
no significant clinical symptoms (2).
Severe lung damage and other
complications that lead to organ failure in COVID-19 could result from a
dysregulated immune system response (3).
Due to the rapid and global spread of COVID-19, there is a need to
gather all possible information about the disease and report rare
presentations, especially in other concurrent diseases, to help
clinicians for best management (4).
We aimed to report a case report
and share our experience in managing the patient to help clinicians
better understand the risks to kidney transplant recipients.