Long‐term survival after kidney transplantation in an HIV‐positive patient

• Published in: Clinical transplantation 2009-03, Vol.23 (2), p.278-281
• Main Authors: Roefs, Anne, Van Der Ende, Marchina, IJzermans, Jan, Weimar, Willem, Van Gelder, Teun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; AIDS-Associated Nephropathy - surgery; Biological and medical sciences; drug interactions; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Fundamental immunology; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - immunology; HIV Seropositivity; HIV-1; Human immunodeficiency virus; human immunodeficiency virus‐associated nephropathy; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Kidney Transplantation - mortality; Medical sciences; renal transplantation; Risk Factors; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the urinary system; Survival Rate; Tissue, organ and graft immunology; Viral diseases; Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
• ISSN: 0902-0063; 1399-0012
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.00978.x

:  Only a decade ago, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐seropositivity was considered an absolute contraindication for organ transplantation. With the currently available experience, it is no longer justified to deny HIV‐positive patients access to transplantation. To the best of our knowledge, we here present the longest surviving HIV‐positive patient after renal transplantation. The follow‐up period after renal transplantation in this HIV‐positive female is now 13 yr and she is in good general condition with excellent renal function. Throughout her post‐transplant follow‐up, we encountered a number of problems that are illustrative of the HIV‐positive patient.