Clinical predictors of autoimmune and severe atopic disease in pediatric heart transplant recipients.

abstract：:An 18-yr-old Hispanic female with end-stage renal disease secondary to chronic glomerulonephritis of unknown etiology underwent cadaveric renal transplantation. She was placed on a steroid-free protocol with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for maintenance immunosuppression. Approximately 8 months post-trans...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Nagarajan S,Friedrich T,Garcia M,Kambham N,Sarwal MM

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BWS is one of the most well-known somatic overgrowth syndromes, which is characterized by macroglossia, organomegaly, abdominal wall defects, and predisposition to embryonal tumors, such as Wilms' tumor, hepatoblastoma, and adrenocortical carcinoma. We report a case of BWS in a girl with unresectable hepatoblastoma, w...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Sasaki K,Kasahara M,Fukuda A,Shigeta T,Tanaka H,Nakagawa S,Mitsui K,Harada R,Nakagawa A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children and adolescents with renal disease experience daily social, emotional, and medical challenges. Renal transplantation can help to improve quality of life but requires a lifelong regimen of immunosuppressant medication to maintain health. Adherence to a daily complex regimen can be difficult, particularly for a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kraenbring MM,Zelikovsky N,Meyers KEC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical cannabis is now legal in over half of the United States. As more patients adopt this unconventional therapy, it is inevitable that potential transplant recipients will disclose their cannabis use during transplant evaluation. Transplant teams are tasked with the decision to utilize a pressure resource, often w...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Ryan JE,Noeder M,Burke C,Stubblefield SC,Sulieman S,Miller EG

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TB is an increasing health problem, and patients undergoing HSCT are more prone to develop tuberculosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate prevalence of latent tuberculosis in HSCT recipients. In this study, 84 patients (2 months to 18 years) who were candidates for HSCT at the referral hospital of Tehran Children'...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Mahmoudi S,Pourakbari B,Sadeghi RH,Hamidieh AA,Safari Sharari A,Salajegheh P,Aziz-Ahari A,Mamishi S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge concerning the involvement of the cardiovascular system in children awaiting liver transplant is limited. Therefore, no guidelines have been established on evaluating this group of patients for cardiac disease. This review examines the diverse cardiovascular manifestations of liver disease in children. We al...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Madan N,Arnon R,Arnon R

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HCV infection is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the adult population in the United States. HCV infection occurs in 0.2-0.4% of the pediatric population and progression to HCC is uncommon. Liver transplantation for HCV in children is rare. In this report, we present a case of pediatric patient with HCV a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Malik S,Dekio F,Wen JW

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently no way to diagnose a rejection before a change in serum creatinine. This had led some to start doing SB, but little data exist on the utility and safety of SB in pediatric patients. There is also little known on practice patterns of pediatric nephrologists. A retrospective review of pediatric kidney...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Nazario M,Nicoara O,Becton L,Self S,Hill J,Mack E,Evans M,Twombley K

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SAB assays have increased the sensitivity and specificity to detect HLA alloantibodies, but there is uncertainty about the clinical relevance of SAB-positive alloantibodies when the FCXM is negative. We performed a retrospective study to evaluate the clinical significance of SAB-detected DSA in 82 pediatric recipients...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Verghese PS,Smith JM,McDonald RA,Schwartz SM,Nelson KA,Warner PR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance and prognostic impact of IRFR in pediatric recipients of haploidentical SCT are not clearly understood. Therefore, we attempted to determine how IRFR affects clinical outcomes in children. Clinical data from 100 consecutive pediatric patients (60 boys and 40 girls; median age, 12 yr [range, 2...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Chen Y,Huang XJ,Liu KY,Chen H,Chen YH,Zhang XH,Wang FR,Han W,Wang JZ,Wang Y,Yan CH,Zhang YY,Sun YQ,Xu LP

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed the effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in a Belgian population of 36 short children with renal allografts. Seven children were dropped from the growth study: 1 had skeletal dysplasia and in 6 cases rhGH was given for less than 1 yr (1 died, 1 developed genu valgum, 2 were no...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Janssen F,Van Damme-Lombaerts R,Van Dyck M,Hall M,Schurmans T,Herman J,Hooghe L,Van Damme B

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the clinical profile and outcome of pediatric patients who had undergone a liver and/or RT at our center over a five yr period, case records of all the patients who had undergone a liver or RT were analyzed retrospectively. One hundred solid organ transplants were performed at our center between January 200...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Sibal A,Malhotra S,Guru FR,Bhatia V,Kapoor A,Seth S,Jerath N,Jasuja S,Rajkumari V,Wadhawan M,Aggarwal DK,Guleria S,Shrivastava RN,Gupta S

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UCBT recipients with TM are at high risk of EF related to low number of stem cells and prior alloimmunization after multiple blood transfusions. Here, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of double-unit UCBT using TT-containing conditioning regimens in TM. Retrospective analysis of children who underwent double-unit U...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Feng J,Lee V,Leung AWK,Lam GKS,Chow TTW,Cheng FWT,Yan CLS,Lee CK,Yuen PMP,Li CK

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:The aim of the study was to assess efficacy and safety of endoscopic treatment in BS after pediatric LTx. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed data of patients with DDA who developed BS and underwent ERCP. RESULTS:Of 189 transplanted patients with DDA, strictures developed in 30 (16%). In this subgr...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Czubkowski P,Pertkiewicz J,Markiewicz-Kijewska M,Kaliciński P,Rurarz M,Jankowska I,Pawłowska J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin C deficiency in developed countries is typically observed in patients with unique clinical conditions such as cystic fibrosis or anorexia nervosa, or in patients on long-term tube feeds. We report here a clinical observation in six pediatric and adolescent patients (median age 17.5 yr, range 9.8-23.5 yr) with ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Kletzel M,Powers K,Hayes M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IMI are emerging as an important cause of mortality and morbidity among the growing number of immunocompromised children. A retrospective chart review was performed in all patients with a proven diagnosis of IMI over an eight-yr period (1997-2004) at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada to document the inci...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Al-Rezqi A,Hawkes M,Doyle J,Richardson SE,Allen U

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are little data on prevalence of dyslipidemia in pediatric kidney TX recipients in the modern IS era. LP profiles of 38 TX recipients receiving triple IS with MMF, prednisone, and tacrolimus were compared with those of 11 children on HD using mixed model multiple linear regression analysis of repeated measures a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Sgambat K,He J,McCarter RJ,Moudgil A

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early GF is a frequent complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for patients with thalassemia. We report the outcome of double-unit CBT in three patients who developed early GF after CBT. The initial conditioning regimen consisted of i.v. Bu 14 mg/kg (day -9 to -6), i.v. Cy 200 mg/kg (day -5 to -...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Jaing TH,Hung IJ,Yang CP,Tsai MH,Lee WI,Sun CF

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication after HT. Surgery is the most conventional management, but in some patients, it is risky. We report the case of a ten-year-old child who underwent HT and developed an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in the aortic anastomosis. He was successfully treated with two c...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Skrabonja-Crespo A,Chavarri-Velarde F,Pinto-Salinas M,Tauma-Arrué A

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:OM is a painful inflammatory condition of the oral mucosa, derived from the toxic effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. High OM severity is frequently present in HSCT pediatric patients, who exhibit multiple painful ulcers that limit their mastication and swallowing, leading to poor nutritional status. Few studies...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Eduardo Fde P,Bezinelli LM,de Carvalho DL,Lopes RM,Fernandes JF,Brumatti M,Vince CS,de Azambuja AM,Vogel C,Hamerschlak N,Correa L

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with defects in the ATP6AP1 gene have rarely been described. ATP6AP1-related disorders are a subtype of CDG, which result in enzyme deficiencies affecting multiple organ systems ranging from mild to life-threatening. Of the 13 patients described, all had hepatopathy, but this is the first case to be successfu...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Gumm AJ,Basel DG,Thakrar P,Suchi M,Telega G

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For infants with SCID, the ideal conditioning regimen before allogeneic HCT would omit cytotoxic chemotherapy to minimize short- and long-term complications. We performed a prospective pilot trial with G-CSF plus plerixafor given to the host to mobilize HSC from their niches. We enrolled six patients who received CD34...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Dvorak CC,Horn BN,Puck JM,Czechowicz A,Shizuru JA,Ko RM,Cowan MJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular complications remain the most common cause of early renal allograft loss in patients with end-stage renal failure. Underlying thrombophilic disorders increase the risk of early graft thrombosis. A male adolescent with high-risk thrombophilia because of combined heterozygous factor V Leiden (G1691A) and prothr...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： John U,Kentouche K,Nowak G,Schubert J,Misselwitz J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of BAL, CTB, and OLB in the management of pulmonary infiltrates in pediatric HSCT recipients, we conducted a retrospective review of clinical records of pediatric HSCT recipients. Data were analyzed using Chi-square for dichotomous and anova for continuous variables. Logistic regression was used t...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Armenian SH,Hoffman JA,Butturini AM,Kapoor N,Mascarenhas L

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed rates of both SCR and CR in children receiving SB at three months post-transplant to determine if SCR predisposed patients to acute CR. Acute rejection was defined according to Banff criteria to include borderline classification or higher. All cases of SCR and CR were treated with anti-rejection protocols....

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Hymes LC,Warshaw BL,Hennigar RA,Amaral SG,Greenbaum LA

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of adverse outcomes for pediatric renal transplant patients is highest during the transition from pediatric to adult care. While there have been many studies focus on graft failure and death, loss to follow-up likely plays a large role in patient outcomes. We hypothesize patients are lost to follow-up during ...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Hung YC,Williams JE,Bababekov YJ,Rickert CG,Chang DC,Yeh H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the fact that non-adherence to medical therapy is one of the major causes of late morbidity and mortality in pediatric liver transplant recipients, little is known of the risk factors involved in this behavior. Three cases of fatal non-adherence are reported. Factors associated with non-adherence were investig...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Lurie S,Shemesh E,Sheiner PA,Emre S,Tindle HL,Melchionna L,Shneider BL

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of EBV encephalitis in a seven-yr-old child with Ph+ ALL. Two months after an allogeneic HSCT from his HLA mismatched mother, the patient showed an altered sensorium, generalized seizures, and a left hemiparesis. Brain MRI demonstrated multiple lesions highly suggestive for viral encephalitis. Blood a...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Barberi W,Perrone S,Iori AP,Torelli GF,Testi AM,Moleti ML,Ceglie T,Papoff P,Caresta E,Antonelli M,Gianno F,Melone A,Badiali M,Giangaspero F,Foà R,Gentile G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcomes of pediatric ventricular assist device support in patients with diastolic heart failure have not been well described. This study reviews the North American experience with Berlin Heart EXCOR® ventricular assist device implants in children with such physiology. The Berlin Heart clinical database was review...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： Su JA,Menteer J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parents of pediatric liver and kidney transplant recipients were surveyed regarding their current education plans (eg, Individualized Education Program, 504), satisfaction with these plans, and interest in educational support from the psychosocial transplant team. Survey results indicate high rates of IEP and 504 plan...

journal_title：Pediatric transplantation

authors： daCruz K,Cousino MK,Smith T,Bilhartz J,Eder SJ,Fredericks EM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00