Tocilizumab Use in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient for the Management of COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Joint Authors
Madhyastha, Rakesh
Gupta, Sudeendra
Hamed, Fadi
Balkis, Maher
El Nakeidy, Wasim
Attallah, Nizar
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-11-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious, rapidly spreading viral disease.
As of writing this article, there are over 4.4 million people affected by COVID-19, and unfortunately, 300,000 have succumbed to the infection.
In this article, we address a particularly more susceptible group of the population of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis who may potentially benefit from being treated with tocilizumab.
The use of tocilizumab has not been reported widely in ESRD patients on dialysis to treat COVID-19.
In this case report, we describe a patient with ESRD on hemodialysis who was admitted to the intensive care unit, with severe pneumonia secondary to COVID-19 infection.
This patient was treated with tocilizumab 400 mg intravenous and had a favorable outcome with no apparent adverse events.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Gupta, Sudeendra& Madhyastha, Rakesh& Hamed, Fadi& Balkis, Maher& El Nakeidy, Wasim& Attallah, Nizar. 2020. Tocilizumab Use in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient for the Management of COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148820
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Gupta, Sudeendra…[et al.]. Tocilizumab Use in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient for the Management of COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148820
American Medical Association (AMA)
Gupta, Sudeendra& Madhyastha, Rakesh& Hamed, Fadi& Balkis, Maher& El Nakeidy, Wasim& Attallah, Nizar. Tocilizumab Use in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient for the Management of COVID-19-Associated Pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148820
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148820