Long-term survival after kidney transplantation in an HIV-positive patient.
Only a decade ago, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositivity was considered an absolute contraindication for organ transplantation. With the currently available experience, it is no longer justified to deny HIV-positive patients access to transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, we here present the longest surviving HIV-positive patient after renal transplantation. The follow-up period after renal transplantation in this HIV-positive female is now 13 yr and she is in good general condition with excellent renal function. Throughout her post-transplant follow-up, we encountered a number of problems that are illustrative of the HIV-positive patient.
Roefs
Anne
A
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
van der Ende
Marchina
M
IJzermans
Jan
J
Weimar
Willem
W
van Gelder
Teun
T
D016263:AIDS-Associated Nephropathy / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate