Fulminant hyperacute rejection after unilateral lung transplantation

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2012 Aug;42(2):373-5. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs066. Epub 2012 Mar 14.

Abstract

Hyperacute rejection (HAR) is a well-known complication in renal and cardiac transplantation, but rare in lung recipients. We present a case of HAR of the lung graft with a fatal outcome of a male patient with preformed class II anti-HLA antibodies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies / immunology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Graft Rejection / immunology*
  • HLA Antigens / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Emphysema / surgery*

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • HLA Antigens