COVID-19 Infections in Pediatric Renal Transplant Recipients.
Exp Clin Transplant
; 20(Suppl 1): 156-160, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2237314
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) first appeared in Turkey in March 2020, spread rapidly, and caused many deaths. Although COVID-19 is mostly a respiratory disease, it can cause kidney and multiorgan failure in some cases. We believe that by sharing information about the course and effects of COVID-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy our understanding will improve. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Between March 2020 and October 2021, COVID-19 was researched in kidney transplant recipients under the age of 20 years who were followed at the Baskent University Transplantation Center. We documented the clinical characteristics and prognosis of pediatric kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 disease.RESULTS:
Our study group included 23 patients with COVID-19 infection from 215 pediatric kidney transplant recipients. The mean age of the patients was 14.6 ± 4.7 years; there were 9 female patients. The mean follow-up time posttransplant was 62.3 ± 43.2 months. In 13 patients (56.5%), fever was the most frequent symptom. Most patients (n = 18, 78%) had minor symptoms and recovered completely after receiving supportive treatment. Four patients (17%) required hospitalization. One was diagnosed with COVID-19 infection 1 week after being treated with rituximab for acute antibody-mediated rejection. That patient died because of significant lung disease and multiorgan failure.CONCLUSIONS:
Despite the fact that most of our pediatric transplant recipients had mild symptoms of COVID-19, we believe that particular caution should be observed in patients who have recently received intensive immunosuppressive medications. As a result of potential new vaccines, national immunization programs, and the emergence of novel virus strains, the clinical picture may change in the future. We believe that, as information sharing increases, we will learn more about COVID-19 in renal transplant recipients.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Kidney Transplantation
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
Exp Clin Transplant
Journal subject:
Transplantation
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ect.MESOT2021.P82
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