Case 29-2020: A 66-Year-Old Man with Fever and Shortness of Breath after Liver Transplantation

A 66-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, chronic kidney disease, and end-stage liver disease, for which he had undergone liver transplantation, presented with fever, cough, dyspnea, and hypoxemia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chest radiography revealed patchy confluent...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine 2020-09
Main Authors: Fishman, Jay A, Roberts, Matthew B, Zhang, Eric W, Kumar, Deepali, Hirsch, Hans H, Maggiore, Umberto
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:A 66-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, chronic kidney disease, and end-stage liver disease, for which he had undergone liver transplantation, presented with fever, cough, dyspnea, and hypoxemia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chest radiography revealed patchy confluent airspace opacities in the mid-to-lower lungs. Management decisions were made.
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc2004982