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COVID-19 in pancreas transplant recipients

Geoffrey K Dube1, S Ali Husain1, Kasi R McCune2

  • 1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA.

Transplant Infectious Disease : an Official Journal of the Transplantation Society
|June 10, 2020
PubMed

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This study details the first case series of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pancreas transplant recipients. Findings suggest COVID-19 presents similarly in these patients as in the general population.

Area of Science:

  • Transplant surgery
  • Infectious diseases
  • Virology

Background:

  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic.
  • Clinical presentations vary widely in non-transplant patients, from mild to fatal.
  • Limited data exists for transplant recipients, with kidney transplant cases showing similar patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in pancreas transplant recipients.
  • To compare COVID-19 manifestations in pancreas transplant recipients to other populations.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective case series.
  • Analysis of clinical data from pancreas transplant recipients diagnosed with COVID-19.

Main Results:

  • This is the first reported case series of COVID-19 in pancreas transplant recipients.
  • Clinical manifestations were observed in this cohort.

Conclusions:

  • Pancreas transplant recipients can contract COVID-19.
  • Further research is needed to fully understand COVID-19's impact on this specific patient group.

Keywords:
COVID-19SARS-CoV-2coronaviruspancreas transplant

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