Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder--a case of late-onset T-cell lymphoma after failed renal transplant

Adv Perit Dial. 2012:28:94-6.

Abstract

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) is a rare but life-threatening complication after solid organ transplantation. The risk of PTLD varies with recipient age, serostatus of the donor and the recipient for Epstein-Barr virus, type of organ transplanted, and intensity of immunosuppression. The risk of PTLD is highest in the early post-transplant period, but the cumulative risk increases with time. We report a case of PTLD occurring 17 years after renal transplantation in a 59-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Graft Rejection
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / surgery*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Dialysis

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents