Retransplantation after post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease

We present a boy who developed post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD) 3.5 months after a first kidney transplant. The diagnosis was made after histopathological examination of the renal graft which was removed because of Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicaemia. After 2 years on dialysis, the patient received a second renal transplant. This graft continues to function after 5 years and there has been no evidence of recurrence of PTLD. This suggests that retransplantation can be undertaken in patients who have recovered from PTLD in a previous graft. Received March 25, 1996; received in revised form October 10, 1996; accepted October 18, 1996