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| Year : 2023 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 152 |
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Kidney allograft rejection and coronavirus disease 2019 infection: A narrative review
Seyed Amirhossein Fazeli1, Amirhesam Alirezaei1, Amirhossein Miladipour1, Mohammad-Mahdi Salarabedi2, Kimia Karimi Toudeshki3
1 Department of Nephrology, Clinical Research and Development Center at Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Kimia Karimi Toudeshki
Shohada-e-Tajrish Hospital, Qods Sq., Tajrish, Tehran
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_167_22
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The world has experienced a global medical and socioeconomic burden following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 is a systemic disease and may affect different organs including the kidneys. Current literature contains reports on COVID-19-related conditions such as acute kidney injury, and complications experienced by chronic kidney disease, end stage kidney disease, and kidney transplant patients. Here, we discuss the incidence of kidney allograft rejection, immunosuppression management and rejection risk, donor-specific antibodies and previous rejection episodes, and rejection outcomes in kidney transplant recipients with COVID-19 by reviewing current studies.
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