Abstract
We report the case of a 7-year-old boy who developed severe erythrocytosis 4 months after successful kidney transplantation, with a well-functioning graft. When the haematocrit rose above 60%, phlebotomy had to be performed once to twice a week in order to keep the haematocrit below 50%. A 3-month course of theophylline therapy did not influence the erythrocytosis significantly. There were 5 further patients with erythrocytosis out of 186 children who had undergone kidney transplantation at our centre.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 192-193 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Pediatric Nephrology |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1992 |
Keywords
- Erythrocytosis
- Post transplantation