COVID-19 in an HIV-positive kidney transplant recipient

Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Oct;22(5):e13338. doi: 10.1111/tid.13338. Epub 2020 Aug 2.

Abstract

We report a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of HIV and kidney transplant who presented with SARS-CoV-2. We also present a review of COVID-19 cases in kidney transplant recipients.

Keywords: COVID-19; human immunodeficiency virus; kidney transplantation; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / complications
  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / drug therapy
  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / immunology
  • AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / surgery*
  • Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use
  • COVID-19 / diagnosis*
  • COVID-19 / immunology
  • COVID-19 / virology
  • COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
  • Graft Rejection / immunology
  • Graft Rejection / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / immunology
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • SARS-CoV-2 / genetics
  • SARS-CoV-2 / immunology*
  • SARS-CoV-2 / isolation & purification
  • Transplant Recipients

Substances

  • Antirheumatic Agents
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • RNA, Viral