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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan 5;15(1):e33400.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.33400. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Kidney Transplantation in a Patient Affected by Sickle Cell Trait: A Case Report and State-of-the-Art Review

Daniela Picciotto  1 , Elisabetta Bussalino  1 , Francesca Viazzi  1   2 , Ernesto Paoletti  1 , Pasquale Esposito  1   2
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Case Reports

Kidney Transplantation in a Patient Affected by Sickle Cell Trait: A Case Report and State-of-the-Art Review

Daniela Picciotto et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common feature of sickle cell disease (SCD). The awareness of the clinical presentation and renal involvement in patients affected by hemoglobinopathies is greatly needed. Patient management is particularly complex, especially with kidney transplantation. We, therefore, report the case of a 56-year-old patient affected by sickle cell trait who underwent kidney transplantation. This case will underline all the various challenges the nephrologist must face in this clinical setting and their management.

Keywords: hemoglobinopathy; hereditary nephropathies; immunological risk; infectious complications; kidney transplantation; sickle cell anemia; sickle cell trait; sickle hemoglobin.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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