An Unusual Diagnosis in a Single-Lung Transplant Recipient: Secondary Amyloidosis

Exp Clin Transplant. 2024 Mar;22(3):246-248. doi: 10.6002/ect.2022.0198. Epub 2022 Oct 18.

Abstract

Silicosis, a progressive, fibrotic occupational lung disease with no known treatment, is an uncommon indication for lung transplant. There is a paucity of research on patients with silicosis who have received lung transplants. The long-term consequences of the native lung in patients with severe chronic silicosis who have had a single-lung transplant are also of interest. We present a case of amyloidosis in a patient who underwent a single-lung transplant for silicosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis* / diagnosis
  • Amyloidosis* / etiology
  • Amyloidosis* / surgery
  • Biopsy
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Silicosis* / diagnosis
  • Silicosis* / etiology
  • Silicosis* / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome