Bilateral lung transplant in Gauchers type-1 disease.
We report a case of a patient who received a bilateral lung transplant for end-stage lung disease secondary to Gauchers type-1 disease with no evidence of recurrence of the disease in the transplanted lung.
Rao
Aparna R
AR
Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. rotaks@yahoo.com
Parakininkas
Daiva
D
Hintermeyer
Mary
M
Segura
Annette D
AD
Rice
Tom B
TB
D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005962:Glucosylceramidase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016040:Lung Transplantation
C070292:alglucerase; D005962:Glucosylceramidase; C090568:imiglucerase