Lymphoproliferative disorder in a lung transplant recipient
- 1 March 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in BMJ Case Reports
- Vol. 13 (3), e234532
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-234532
Abstract
Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is uncommon following solid organ transplantation. We present a case of PTLD presenting as hematochezia and abdominal pain in a 66-year-old man, who had undergone bilateral lung transplantation with alemtuzumab induction 7months prior to presentation. The transplant serologic status was "high-risk" for the presence of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) serologies in the donor and negative serologies in the recipient. Biopsies taken during colonoscopy stained strongly positive for EBV-encoded RNA. Mediastinal lymph node biopsies also showed atypical, EBV-positive lymphohistiocytic infiltration with focal necrosis. The patient's hospital course was complicated by treatment side effects, most notably bowel perforation following rituximab. In this case report the topic of PTLD is reviewed and consideration is given to whether alemtuzumab induction may have contributed to the patient's development of PTLD.This publication has 26 references indexed in Scilit:
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