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- Patients who have undergone solid organ transplants are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 due to immunosuppressive therapy, necessitating better vaccination and treatment strategies.
- A study assessed the outcomes of liver and kidney transplant recipients diagnosed with COVID-19, focusing on factors like vaccine doses and monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy.
- Results showed that while some vaccine doses had no impact, liver transplant patients on mycophenolate had significantly higher mortality rates, and those receiving mAb therapy had lower hospitalization rates, highlighting the need for tailored treatment approaches in this vulnerable group.*
Ulcers in dialysis patients have multiple etiologies; uremic pruritis is common in dialysis patients and is associated with poor outcomes; however, it is more likely to be underdiagnosed as we usually think about more serious etiologies as calciphylaxis. Here, we present a case where uremic pruritis was the leading diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLate-onset chest pain, dysphagia, or endocarditis-like symptoms after atrial fibrillation ablation could be an alarm for fatal complications as Esophagoatrial or Pericardioesophageal fistula. If the diagnosis is delayed, mortality will be inevitable.
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