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ArticleTransplantation proceedings

Suspected Pneumonia Caused by Coronavirus Disease 2019 After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report.

Yu Kijima, Tomokazu Shimizu, Shinya Kato, Eri Sekido, Kana Kano, Makoto Toguchi, Toshihide Horiuchi, Taiji Nozaki, Kazuya Omoto, Masashi Inui and 3 more

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13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yu KijimaDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: meyu10033@gmail.com.
Tomokazu ShimizuDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shinya KatoDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Eri SekidoDepartment of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kana KanoDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Makoto ToguchiDepartment of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshihide HoriuchiDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Taiji NozakiDepartment of Urology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuya OmotoDepartment of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Masashi InuiDepartment of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Yachiyo Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroshi TomaDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shoichi IidaDepartment of Urology and Transplant Surgery, Toda Chuo General Hospital, Saitama, Japan; Department of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Toshio TakagiDepartment of Urology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Women's Medical University · JPSocial Insurance Saitama Chuo Hospital · JPJuntendo University Urayasu Hospital · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may become more severe in those who have undergone kidney transplantation than in the general population. False-negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results have been reported for COVID-19 infection. Patients might carry infection even though RT-PCR results are negative. CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old man with a 19-year history of ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation presented with fever and arthralgia. Although the RT-PCR result was negative, a focal slit-glass shadow in the left upper lobe on computed tomography (CT) suggested COVID-19 pneumonia. His symptoms did not improve until after 10 days, and CT showed multiple slit-glass shadows in the bilateral lung fields. However, RT-PCR remained negative. The patient was admitted, and mycophenolate mofetil was discontinued. Anticoagulants were administered on the third day of hospitalization. Because of poor oxygenation, the patient was intubated in the intensive care unit on the fifth day, and sivelestat sodium was administered. The patient was extubated on the 12th day after improvement in oxygenation. There was no exacerbation, and CT showed improvements on day 51.

conclusionWe report a case of pneumonia with suspected COVID-19 infection 18 years after living donor kidney transplantation. If COVID-19 is suspected, infection control and aggressive therapeutic interventions should be undertaken while considering the possibility of a positive result.

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COVID-19Kidney TransplantationAgedAnticoagulantsHumansMaleMycophenolic AcidSARS-CoV-2SodiumAnticoagulantsMycophenolic AcidSodium

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