background : guillain-barre syndrome is an unusual complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation but it is extremely rare after solid organ transplantation such as kidney or liver transplantation case report : a 48-year-old man, a case of kidney transplantation presented with generalized weakness in an ascending pattern. history and examination were compatible with the diagnosis of gu...

background despite the advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, liver transplantation (lt) remains the only hope for many patients with end-stage liver diseases resulting from hbv. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the rate of hbv recurrence in cases that had undergone lt due to the hbv related liver cirrhosis. patients and methods forty-nine pat...

introduction renal transplant is the best treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease (1). annually, about 17000 patients receive deceased or living donor transplants, which help them promote health and self-efficacy (1-2). however, despite advances in transplant technology, patients face a number of post-operative challenges, which might lead to stress in patients, including ...

the quality of life of 50 end stage renal disease (esrd) patients on hemodialysis was evaluated before and after kidney transplantation (ktx). mean duration of the patients' hemodialysis was 3 years and mean postoperative period was 2.4 years when tested. common problems of such patients such as depression, sleep disorders, energy pattern disruption, sex-life difficulties, and appetite dis...

background and objective: urinary tract infections (utis) are the most common infections in renal transplant recipients and are considered a potential cause of bacteremia, sepsis, and affects graft outcomes. the aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of uti among renal transplant recipients and investigation of antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of causative agents. materials...

conclusions by controlling the modifiable risk factors and modality of treatment in our study, physicians can reach more effective treatment. results at the end of the study, long-term graft failure was seen in 27 (10.2%) cases. one-year and 2-year graft survival after diagnosis of cancer were 93.6% and 91.7%, respectively. the univariate analysis showed that the incidence of chronic graft loss...

hypertension is a common complication of kidney transplantation with the prevalence of 80%. studies in adults have shown a high prevalence of hypertension (htn) in the first three months of transplantation while this rate is reduced to 50- 60% at the end of the first year. htn remains as a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, lower graft survival rates and poor function of transplante...

background: post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (ptld) are a complication of chronic immunosuppressive therapy in solid organ transplantation with a high mortality rate. alternative treatments such as rapamycin have been explored. methods: a detailed retrospective analysis was performed according to data collected from 13 patients with ptld. at the time of ptld diagnosis, immunosuppre...