Bilateral sequential lung transplant for ectodermal dysplasia.

Smythe, W R; Bridges, N D; Gaynor, J W; Nicolson, S; Clark, B J; Spray, T L · Ann Thorac Surg · 2000

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A case of bilateral sequential lung transplantation for anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is presented. The patient was a 16-year-old male with end-stage lung disease secondary to chronic severe respiratory infection. Although a relatively rare disease, the common association of fatal pulmonary compromise in those affected with this disorder warrants consideration of lung transplantation as a viable therapeutic option.

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