Retransplantation after post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease.
We present a boy who developed post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) 3.5 months after a first kidney transplant. The diagnosis was made after histopathological examination of the renal graft which was removed because of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia. After 2 years on dialysis, the patient received a second renal transplant. This graft continues to function after 5 years and there has been no evidence of recurrence of PTLD. This suggests that retransplantation can be undertaken in patients who have recovered from PTLD in a previous graft.
Demircin
G
G
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
Rees
L
L
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012086:Reoperation; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology