A Rare Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survival in an Elderly Patient With Atheroembolic Renal Disease

Luigi Cavanna; Elena Zaffignani; Chiara Citterio; Sara De Amicis; Roberto Scarpioni

doi:10.7759/cureus.14201

A Rare Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Survival in an Elderly Patient With Atheroembolic Renal Disease

Cureus. 2021 Mar 31;13(3):e14201. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14201.

Authors

Luigi Cavanna¹, Elena Zaffignani¹, Chiara Citterio¹, Sara De Amicis², Roberto Scarpioni²

Affiliations

¹ Onco-hematology, Hospital Piacenza, Piacenza, ITA.
² Nephrology and Dialysis, Hospital Piacenza, Piacenza, ITA.

Abstract

Atheroembolic renal disease (AERD) is a life-threatening illness. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a high mortality rate in older patients with comorbidities. We report the case of severe-type COVID-19 in an 82-year-old female with AERD. She was treated with hydroxychloroquine-based therapy and overcame COVID-19. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with AERD and COVID-19 pneumonia who overcame the infection and remains alive and well nine months following infection.

Keywords: atheroembolic renal disease; cancer; covid-19; hydroxychloroquine; pneumonia.

Publication types

Case Reports