Post–Covid-19 Cholangiopathy—A New Indication for Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

Francisco A. Durazo, Allyssa A. Nicholas, Jennifer J. Mahaffey, Shannon Sova, John J. Evans, Juan Pablo Trivella, Veronica Loy, Joohyun Kim, Michael A. Zimmerman, Johnny C. Hong

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Abstract

Liver injury is one of the nonpulmonary manifestations described in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Post–COVID-19 cholangiopathy is a special entity of liver injury that has been suggested as a variant of secondary sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients (SSC-CIP). In the general population, the outcome of SSC-CIP has been reported to be poor without orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). However, the role of OLT for post–COVID-19 cholangiopathy is unknown. We present a case report of a 47-year-old man who recovered from acute respiratory distress syndrome from COVID-19 and subsequently developed end-stage liver disease from post–COVID-19 cholangiopathy. The patient underwent OLT and is doing well with normal liver tests for 7 months. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of a patient who underwent successful liver transplantation for post–COVID-19 cholangiopathy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1132-1137
Number of pages6
JournalTransplantation proceedings
Volume53
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Transplantation

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