Acute graft rejection in a COVID-19 patient: Co-incidence or causal association?
Indian J Ophthalmol
; 69(4): 985-986, 2021 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1138826
ABSTRACT
A 32-year-old man with a clear and compact graft following a penetrating keratoplasty 6 years back, developed an episode of acute graft rejection, coinciding with the COVID-19 disease. Subsequent to the infection with the novel coronavirus, he developed symptoms of acute graft rejection concurrent with the development of respiratory distress and peak systemic symptoms. This was the phase of cytokine storm as evidenced by the raised inflammatory markers in his blood tests. Such a case of acute corneal graft rejection coinciding with SARS-CoV-2 infection has been reported only once in the literature and this unique association needs to be researched further.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Eye Infections, Viral
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Keratoplasty, Penetrating
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Corneal Diseases
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Graft Rejection
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Ophthalmol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijo.IJO_3701_20
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