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Mumbai: Rare Covid-19 reaction in patient with transplanted kidney

A 22-year-old’s body suddenly rejects kidney transplanted six years ago; his doctor say it’s unusual as rejection happens within days of surgery or if patient stops taking medicines, which he didn’t

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Krishna Mehta’s father had donated a kidney to him

Krishna Mehta’s father had donated a kidney to him

Doctors at P D Hinduja hospital are faced with a rare adverse reaction from Covid-19 in a 22-year-old south Mumbai resident. Krishna Mehta had undergone a kidney transplant six years ago and he was fine until he contracted Coronavirus in April this year. His doctor said Krishna's transplanted kidney is functioning only 10 per cent now. Moreover, his Covid-19 antibody levels are pretty high for a kidney patient, he added.

“Krishna is studying at Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Lucknow. Around the second week of April, students were sent home as the campus had many Covid-19 cases. Krishna tested positive 10 days after coming home,” said Kunal Mehta, his father.

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