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Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Authors :
Orfanoudaki E
Iliadis A
Goulis I
Xylouri E
Voumvouraki A
Samonakis DN
Source :
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation [Exp Clin Transplant] 2021 Jun; Vol. 19 (6), pp. 620-623.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease is an extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma that arises from mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and is associated with defective α heavy chain protein secretion. We present a case of an 18-year-old male patient admitted with diarrhea and weight loss who had previously received a liver transplant at the age of 19 months to treat biliary atresia. He underwent a thorough investigation and was diagnosed with immunoproliferative small intestinal disease lymphoma. The patient was switched from tacrolimus to everolimus and commenced on doxycycline treatment for 6 months and achieved long-term remission. Currently, 7 years after diagnosis, he is asymptomatic without evidence of histological relapse. This is the first case of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease described in a liver transplant recipient.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2146-8427
Volume :
19
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
34085608
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.6002/ect.2021.0015