Persistent fever after coronavirus disease 2019 in liver/kidney transplant recipient.
Transpl Infect Dis
; 26(3): e14271, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38605533
ABSTRACT
In this case, a 64-year-old male with a history of simultaneous orthotopic liver transplant and cadaveric renal transplant presented five years prior presented with persistent fevers two days after a positive SARS-CoV-2 nasal PCR. A CT scan of the chest on hospital day nine revealed innumerable 1-2 mm nodules in a miliary pattern throughout the lung. (1,3)-ß-D-glucan on hospital day 11 was 133 pg/mL. In this article, the approach, diagnostic and management strategies for patients with persistent fevers after diagnosis of COVID-19 in a transplant recipient are discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transplante de Rim
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Transplante de Fígado
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Febre
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transpl Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos