Kidney transplant outcomes in children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Katherine MaiPamela S SingerAhmed E FahmyLewis W TepermanErnesto P MolmentiElliot I GrodsteinLaura CastellanosChristine B Sethna

Published in: Pediatric transplantation (2021)

SLE in children and adolescents is associated with worse patient and graft survival compared with non-SLE diagnoses. Outcomes in children and adolescents with SLE are not associated with dialysis time. Further studies are needed to assess implications of potential earlier transplantation and shorter time on dialysis prior to transplantation.

Keyphrases

systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
rheumatoid arthritis
cell therapy
case report
peritoneal dialysis
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
bone marrow
climate change