Long-term effects of COVID-19 in a patient on maintenance dialysis.
Hemodial Int
; 24(4): E50-E54, 2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-693343
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) is a novel respiratory infection highly associated with severe complications in elderly subjects affected by cardiovascular disease. Patients on maintenance dialysis are exceptionally vulnerable because most of them are old and have multiple comorbidities. We report the complex clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient on maintenance dialysis who presented with fever and lung edema. After 41 days from the primary infection, the clinically recovered patient experienced symptomatic reactivation of SARS-COV-2 infection documented by positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) result on nasal/oropharyngeal swab along with immunoglobulin M seroconversion. The recurrence of PCR positivity forced us to perform hemodialysis in a separate isolation room for a prolonged period of time. Close monitoring of previously infected patients and restructuring of dialysis facilities are necessary to avoid new outbreaks of this concerning disease.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Renal Dialysis
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Hemodial Int
Journal subject:
Nephrology
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Therapeutics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Hdi.12859
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