Sofiene Gabsi

Department of General Surgery, Mongi Slim University Hospital, La Goulette, Tunis, Tunisia

Publications

• Case Reports   
  COVID 19 in Liver Transplant Recipients: Report of 2 Cases
  Author(s): Sahir Omrani, Fatma Medhioub*, Sofiene Gabsi, Mohamed Firas Ayadi, Ghofrane Talbi, Lassad Gharbi, Nefaa Arfa and Rached Bayar
  
  The COVID-19 epidemic has spread rapidly worldwide. It can cause severe lung disease and multiple organ damage. The support of vulnerable individuals during the CIVID-19 pandemic includes those with congenital or acquired immune-depression. Due to long-term use of oral immunosuppressive drugs and associated comorbidities, it is admitted that liver transplant recipients are suspected to be more susceptible to COVID-19 infection and have a worse prognosis than the general population. In this report, we describe two cases of liver transplant recipient with COVID-19 infection. We also reviewed some literature about the characteristics and management of COVID-19 in liver transplant patients... Read More»