Successful recovery from severe COVID‐19 pneumonia after kidney transplantation: The interplay between immunosuppression and novel therapy including tocilizumab
Andrea Lauterio, M. Valsecchi, S Santambrogio, Riccardo De Carlis, Marco Merli, Angelo Calini, Leonardo Centonze, Vincenzo Buscemi, Maurizio Bottiroli, Massimo Puoti, Roberto Fumagalli, Luciano De Carlis
Abstract
Although immunosuppressed patients may be more prone to SARS-CoV-2 infection with atypical presentation, long-term immunosuppression therapy may provide some sort of protection for severe clinical complications of COVID-19. The interaction between immunosuppression and new antiviral drugs in the treatment of transplanted patients contracting COVID-19 has not yet been fully investigated. Moreover, data regarding the optimal management of these patients are still very limited. We report a case of the successful recovery from severe COVID-19 of a kidney-transplanted patient treated with hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir, steroid, and tocilizumab.