Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy
Sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It has variable presentation, ranging from hyposthenuria to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Management of ESRD in SCD patients is froth with multiple challenges which has potential to impact negatively the outcome o...
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| author | U. H. Okafor C. Wachukwu P. Emem-Chioma F. S. Wokoma |
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| description | Sickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It has variable presentation, ranging from hyposthenuria to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Management of ESRD in SCD patients is froth with multiple challenges which has potential to impact negatively the outcome of the patient. Kidney transplant is the preferred renal replacement therapy in these patients.
The objective of this case study is to report kidney transplant in a Nigerian young man with sickle cell nephropathy and to highlight the outcome and the challenges to kidney transplant in this patient.
The index case is a 26-years-old sickle cell disease patient with ESRD complicated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, immunological, and infective challenges. These conditions were controlled, and the patient had a successful live-related kidney transplant. Kidney transplant is a viable option for sickle cell disease patients with ESRD. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8bf4ba26da9447beba283a437944bf532025-02-03T01:03:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Nephrology2090-66412090-665X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/406406406406Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell NephropathyU. H. Okafor0C. Wachukwu1P. Emem-Chioma2F. S. Wokoma3Renal Unit, Department of Medicine, Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Enugu, NigeriaRenal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, NigeriaRenal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, NigeriaRenal Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, NigeriaSickle cell nephropathy (SCN) is a common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). It has variable presentation, ranging from hyposthenuria to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Management of ESRD in SCD patients is froth with multiple challenges which has potential to impact negatively the outcome of the patient. Kidney transplant is the preferred renal replacement therapy in these patients. The objective of this case study is to report kidney transplant in a Nigerian young man with sickle cell nephropathy and to highlight the outcome and the challenges to kidney transplant in this patient. The index case is a 26-years-old sickle cell disease patient with ESRD complicated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, immunological, and infective challenges. These conditions were controlled, and the patient had a successful live-related kidney transplant. Kidney transplant is a viable option for sickle cell disease patients with ESRD.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/406406 |
| spellingShingle | U. H. Okafor C. Wachukwu P. Emem-Chioma F. S. Wokoma Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy Case Reports in Nephrology |
| title | Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy |
| title_full | Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy |
| title_fullStr | Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy |
| title_short | Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy |
| title_sort | kidney transplant in a 26 year old nigerian patient with sickle cell nephropathy |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/406406 |
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