Larissa E van Eijk, Arno R Bourgonje, Mirjam F Mastik, Dirk Snippe, Marian L C Bulthuis, Wim Vos, Marianna Bugiani, Jolanda M Smit, Stefan P Berger, Peter H J van der Voort, Harry van Goor, Wilfred F A den Dunnen, Jan-Luuk Hillebrands
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is of special concern to immunocompromised individuals, including organ transplant recipients. However, the exact implications of COVID-19 for the immunocompromised host remain unclear. Existing theories regarding this matter are controversial and mainly based on clinical observations. Here, the post-mortem histopathology, immunopathology, and viral presence in various tissues of a kidney transplant recipient (KTR) with COVID-19 was compared to those of two non-transplanted patients with COVID-19 matched for age, sex, length of intensive care unit stay, and admission period in the pandemic...
January 22, 2024: Journal of Leukocyte Biology