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  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly contagious pathogen causing the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the ongoing unprecedented pandemic in 2020. SARS-CoV-2 primarily targets the respiratory systems, so acute respiratory distress syndrome is the major cause of death. Clinical courses of COVID-19 are variable and unpredictable, while some epidemiologic and clinical factors have been found to have a negative impact on the disease prognosis. Despite a growing report on clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with COVID-19, the data in the special population, including transplant recipients, is still limited. Herein we report on the clinical features and fatal outcome of COVID-19 in a dual pancreas-kidney transplant recipient (with failure of the pancreas graft). Our case illustrates the similarities and differences of the COVID-19 disease course between transplant recipients and the general population. We proposed that the pre-existing T-cell dysfunction from the long-term use of immunosuppressive agents in organ transplant recipients adversely affects COVID-19 prognosis and worsens COVID-19 mortality.
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?:doi
  • 10.7759/cureus.8691
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?:journal
  • Cureus
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  • cc-by
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/c07057965dc41747c56a1753d38d20e2d9e82f53.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7370643.xml.json
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?:pmid
  • 32699689.0
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?:source
  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • Fatal Outcome in a Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipient With COVID-19
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?:year
  • 2020-06-18

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