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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 18: 2178-2181
© 2003 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

Case Report

Severe acute respiratory syndrome in haemodialysis patients: a report of two cases

Hon Lok Tang1, Au Cheuk1, Kwok Hong Chu1, William Lee1, Sze Ho Wong1, Yuk Lun Cheng2, Alex Wai Yin Yu2, Ka Shun Fung1, Wai Kay Tsang1, Hilda Wai Han Chan1 and Kwok Lung Tong1

1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong and 2Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, China

Correspondence and offprint requests to: Dr Hon Lok Tang, MRCP, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2–10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Email: pmhrenal@hotmail.com

Keywords: end-stage renal failure; haemodialysis; pulse methylprednisolone; ribavirin; SARS; severe acute respiratory syndrome

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In March 2003, an outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) occurred in Hong Kong. As of July 10, 2003, the World Health Organization has reported 1755 cases of SARS in Hong Kong and 8437 cases worldwide [1]. Outbreaks and case clusters have been reported in the literature in recent months [2–5]. The first known case of SARS in Hong Kong was a physician working in a hospital in Guangdong Province who travelled to Hong Kong on February 21, 2003 [3]. A novel coronavirus has been identified as a possible cause of SARS [6,7]. SARS can occur in both healthy individuals and those with chronic illness including end-stage renal failure. Clinical information of SARS on renal dialysis patients is lacking. We describe here two end-stage renal failure patients, both receiving chronic haemodialysis, who acquired the disease after contact . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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Patient 1
Patient 2


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