Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5601016 | Chest | 2017 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
A 42-year-old woman with mixed connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease underwent bilateral lung transplantation. She had an uneventful surgery and was extubated 3Â h later. Induction immunosuppression therapy included methylprednisolone 500Â mg intraoperatively, basiliximab (anti-IL-2 monoclonal antibody) on days 0 and 4 after transplantation, and methylprednisolone 125Â mg intravenously bid for 2Â days following surgery. Maintenance immunosuppression therapy consisted of prednisone 20Â mg daily, mycophenolate mofetil 750Â mg bid, and enteral tacrolimus 0.5Â mg bid. Both the donor and the recipient were seropositive for cytomegalovirus. Infectious disease prophylaxis consisted of valganciclovir, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and voriconazole.
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Authors
Abhishek MD, Ali MD, Juan C. MD, Satish MD, Tiago N. MD, PhD, Amir M. MD,