SARS-CoV-2 infection in two patients following recent lung transplantation.
Am J Transplant
; 20(10): 2928-2932, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-268563
ABSTRACT
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global health problem with pandemic character. Lung transplant recipients may be particularly at risk due to the high degree of immunosuppression and the lung being the organ primarily affected by COVID-19. We describe a 16-year-old male and a 64-year-old female recently lung transplanted patients with COVID-19 during inpatient rehabilitation. Both patients were receiving triple immunosuppressive therapy and had no signs of allograft dysfunction. Both patients had close contact with a person who developed COVID-19 and were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Subsequently, both patients underwent systematic screening and SARS-CoV-2 was ultimately detected. Although the 16-year-old boy was completely asymptomatic, the 64-year-old woman developed only mild COVID-19. Immunosuppressive therapy was unchanged and no experimental treatment was initiated. No signs of graft involvement or dysfunction were noticed. In conclusion, our report of patients with asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection and mild COVID-19, respectively, may indicate that lung transplant recipients are not per se at risk for severe COVID-19. Further observations and controlled trials are urgently needed to study SARS-CoV-2 infection in lung transplant recipients.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Lung Transplantation
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Coronavirus Infections
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Transplant Recipients
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Am J Transplant
Journal subject:
Transplantation
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ajt.15998
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