Successful treatment of a case of COVID-19 pneumonia following kidney transplantation using paxlovid and tocilizumab

Figure 1 Computed tomography of the chest showing changes in the patients’ condition. A: Multiple foci of exudate in both lungs, consider viral pneumonia; B: Multiple foci of exudate in both lungs are more than before, viral pneumonia is considered, and review after treatment is recommended; C: Foci of exudate in both lungs are more resorbed than before, viral pneumonia is considered, and continued treatment is recommended; D: Resorption of foci of infection in both lungs.

Figure 2 Mechanism and major binding sites of niamatrelvir for suppressing the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 main prorease.

Figure 3 Tocilizumab binding to the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor (gp80) inhibits IL-6 binding and signal transduction. IL-6: Interleukin-6.