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BackgroundSolid organ transplantation is an effective treatment for end-stage organ diseases, including renal, hepatic, cardiac, and pulmonary failure (1). Long-term graft survival depends on sustained immunosuppression;...

Behcet’s disease (BD) is an inflammatory multisystemic disease characterized by perivascular inflammation and generally presents with recurrent oral and genital ulcers and uveitis. It is known that BD may also involve ...

Invasive fungal infections have a rapid and frequently fatal course in patients with solid organ transplantations. Mostly Aspergillus spp., Mucorales spp., Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans are causal pathogens fo...

In solid organ transplant recipients, it is recommended that the necessary vaccinations be completed at least 4 weeks before transplant. Chickenpox infection in adulthood can lead to serious clinical conditions such as p...

Objective: The monitoring of immunosuppressive medication adherence is an important issue for solid organ transplant patients. In Turkey, there has been no valid and reliable measurement tool specific to transplantation ...

Abstract Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)- associated pneumonia increases patients’ susceptibility to fungal superinfections, particularly among immunocompromised individuals. Cas...

Despite improved short-term outcome in patient and graft survival in renal transplantation, no major improvements have been detected in long-term survival. The success of solid organ transplantation lies in the administe...

Solid organ transplant patients have higher suicide rates compared to the general population. It is suggested that the major factor contributing to this is to be on multiple immunosupressive drugs, with some of these dru...

Since solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantations have been performed increasingly recently, use of immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine and tacrolimus has also risen significantly. Posterior revers...

Henoch-Schönlein (HSP) purpura is a small vessel vasculitis affecting the skin, joint, gut, and kidneys. Azathioprine is a drug used to prevent rejection after solid organ transplantation and treat autoimmune-inflammatu...

Everolimus is an immunosuppressive agent belonging to the mTOR inhibitors group, used in solid organ transplantation and renal cell carcinomas. The use of inhibitors of the mTOR group in renal carcinomas is associated wi...

IntroductionParvovirus B19 viremia has been reported as a cause of recurrent anemia in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Many pediatric reports of this occurrence have been described in kidney transplant recipient...

Los tipos de trasplante de órganos habituales son cuatro: alogénico, isogénico, autólogo y xenogénico. Las principales complicaciones del trasplante son las infecciones y el rechazo. La prevención del rechazo a tra...

Los avances logrados en el trasplante de órganos desde la década pasada, traducidos en un aumento considerable de la sobrevida del paciente, tienen mucho que ver con el descubrimiento de medicamentos inmunosupresores. ...

Materias / palabras clave: solid organ transplantation, tissue transplantation, stem cell transplantation, clinical practice in transplantation, transplantation research and innovation, transplant policy and education; Medicine: Surgery