Successful renal transplantation for Epstein syndrome.
Successful cadaveric renal transplantation was accomplished in a patient with Epstein syndrome, a triad of macrothrombocytopenia, partial high-frequency hearing loss, and nephritis, which often progresses to complete renal failure. The success of the transplant demonstrates that the macrothrombocytopenia which occurs in this syndrome is not a contraindication to aggressive management of end-stage renal disease.
D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D006316:Hearing Loss, High-Frequency / Q000151:congenital; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000150:complications*; D017713:Platelet Transfusion; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000151:congenital*; D013577:Syndrome