The Evolving Clinical Presentation of Acute Rejection in Facial Transplantation | Zendy

Valentin Haug | Zendy; Branislav Kollár | Zendy; Doha Obed | Zendy; Harriet Kiwanuka | Zendy; Marvee Turk | Zendy; Luccie Wo | Zendy; Sotirios Tasigiorgos | Zendy; Maximillian Kueckelhaus | Zendy; Leonardo V. Riella | Zendy; Bohdan Pomahač | Zendy

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The Evolving Clinical Presentation of Acute Rejection in Facial Transplantation

Author(s) -

Valentin Haug,

Branislav Kollár,

Doha Obed,

Harriet Kiwanuka,

Marvee Turk,

Luccie Wo,

Sotirios Tasigiorgos,

Maximillian Kueckelhaus,

Leonardo V. Riella,

Bohdan Pomahač

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

jama facial plastic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.815

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 2168-6092

pISSN - 2168-6076

DOI - 10.1001/jamafacial.2019.0076

Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , medical record , surgery , erythema , tacrolimus , retrospective cohort study , immunosuppression , edema , dermatology

Acute rejection is one of the most frequent complications in facial transplantation, with potentially severe consequences for the recipient if overlooked. Clinical signs, such as erythema or edema, are helpful to diagnose acute rejection in the early follow-up stage; however, it is not well known whether these clinical signs remain reliable markers of acute rejection beyond the second posttransplant year.

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