A Kidney Transplant Patient Who Died of COVID-19-associated Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Intern Med
; 60(14): 2297-2300, 2021 Jul 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1311331
ABSTRACT
We herein report a 67-year-old kidney transplant patient who died of COVID-19. He was treated with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin and received mechanical ventilation that temporarily improved his respiratory status. Despite our efforts, however, he later developed respiratory failure and died 43 days after the disease onset. The autopsy revealed prominent organization of alveoli and alveolar ducts, with a massive accumulation of macrophages in the lungs. A few severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antigen-positive cells were detected in the lung, suggesting delayed virus clearance owing to his long-term immunosuppressed state, leading to constant lung damage and ultimately respiratory failure.
Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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Kidney Transplantation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
Internal Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Internalmedicine.7089-21
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