Bilateral lung transplant in Gauchers type-1 disease

Pediatr Transplant. 2005 Apr;9(2):239-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2005.00251.x.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Gaucher Disease / classification
  • Gaucher Disease / complications*
  • Gaucher Disease / epidemiology
  • Gaucher Disease / physiopathology
  • Glucosylceramidase / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / epidemiology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / surgery*
  • Lung Transplantation*

Substances

  • alglucerase
  • Glucosylceramidase
  • imiglucerase