Coronavirus disease 2019 infection in kidney transplant recipients: A clinical case series

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2021 Mar-Apr;32(2):579-583. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.335475.

Abstract

Kidney transplant recipients appear to be at increased risk for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness due to some factors such as comorbidities and chronic immunosuppression. Here, we report four cases of COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients. The one case in this series with the high D-dimer levels and receiving tacrolimus had the worst outcome among reported patients. Other patients had better outcomes that probably due to the effect of immunosuppressive therapy in the prevention of COVID-19-induced cytokine storm. It was suggested that a high D-dimer level occurred in critical patients and likely prognostic and also, the immunosuppressive effect of some treatment regimens.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
  • Female
  • Fever / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification*
  • Transplant Recipients*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents