A renal transplant patient with COVID-19 presented with acute cellular rejection

Neda Soleimani; Sahand Mohammadzadeh

doi:10.34172/jnp.2022.18389

J Nephropathol. 2023;12(1): e18389.
doi: 10.34172/jnp.2022.18389

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Case Report

A renal transplant patient with COVID-19 presented with acute cellular rejection

Neda Soleimani , Sahand Mohammadzadeh^*

¹ Department of Pathology, Medical school, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Email: , Email: mohammads@sums.ac.ir

Abstract

A 27-year-old man underwent a deceased kidney transplant. Three days after transplantation, COVID-19 was diagnosed for our patient. Immunosuppressants were reduced and a renal biopsy was conducted, which showed acute T cell-mediated rejection. We intened to share a case to help clinicians to understand the risks that kidney transplant recipients face.

Keywords: Kidney, Transplantation, Coronavirus

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:

Our report of a COVID-19 infection in a renal transplant recipient with a successful outcome but differing clinical outcomes may act as a guidance for treating patients with this condition.

Please cite this paper as: Soleimani N, Mohammadzadeh S. A renal transplant patient with COVID-19 presented with acute cellular rejection. J Nephropathol. 2023;12(1):e18389. DOI: 10.34172/jnp.2022.18389.