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Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in a Patient With Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Case Report.
- Source :
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Transplantation proceedings [Transplant Proc] 2019 Nov; Vol. 51 (9), pp. 3074-3076. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 19. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Severe recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is a very rare inherited disease with excessive blisters forming starting at birth. Surgical intervention in this population creates a challenge: preventing formation of new lesions while managing previously scarred tissues. We present a case of a 27-year-old patient with end-stage renal disease caused by rapidly progressive IgA nephropathy. Living donor kidney transplantation was performed under local, spinal and epidural anesthesia. Living kidney transplantation in epidermolysis bullosa patients with end-stage renal disease should not be a contraindication for transplantation and should be considered as a viable and feasible option after careful preparation.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-2623
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Transplantation proceedings
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31331719
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2019.04.049