title: Inadvertent transmission of polycystic kidney disease in kidney transplantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although organ donors are rigorously tested, occasionally an unidentified donor disease can be transmitted to the recipient. These conditions include malignancies, infections, and, rarely, congenital diseases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case of an inadvertent transmission of polycystic kidney disease from a 40-year-old trauma victim to both kidney recipients. There was no family history of renal disease in the donor. The renal allografts gradually increased in size with the development of cysts and functioned for 10 and 14 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We report a case of inadvertent transmission of polycystic kidney disease from an unsuspecting deceased donor to both the recipients through renal allograft. Both the grafts lasted long enough to suggest that polycystic kidneys from deceased donors can be considered for transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Langote
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazarova
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Blew
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Ottawa hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Greg A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Knoll
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D064591:Allografts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000601:surgery*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult