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HIV transmission through living donor kidney transplant: An 11‐year follow‐up on the recipient and donor
Author(s) -
Pereira Marcus R.,
Dube Geoffrey K.,
Tatem Luis,
Burack Daniel,
Crew Russell J.,
Cohen David J.,
Ratner Lloyd E.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13691
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney transplant , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , transmission (telecommunications) , kidney transplantation , kidney , complication , surgery , immunology , electrical engineering , engineering
HIV transmission via solid organ transplant is a rare but serious complication. Here, we describe long‐term outcomes in a case of living donor‐derived transmission of HIV in a kidney transplant recipient. After 11 years since transplant surgery, the donor shows no evidence of abnormal renal function, while the recipient continues to have a functioning graft. HIV is well controlled in both individuals. This single case report highlights the possibility of acceptable long‐term outcomes in living kidney donors with HIV as well as in donor‐derived HIV transmission to kidney transplant recipients.