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  2. BK virus - Wikipedia

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    The BK virus rarely causes disease but is typically associated with patients who have had a kidney transplant; many people who are infected with this virus are asymptomatic. If symptoms do appear, they tend to be mild: respiratory infection or fever. These are known as primary BK infections.

  3. Interstitial nephritis - Wikipedia

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    Interstitial nephritis may present with a variety of signs and symptoms, many of these nonspecific. Fever is the most common, occurring in 30-50% of patients, particularly those with drug-induced interstitial nephritis. [2] Other general symptoms that occur with variable frequency include nausea, vomiting, fatigue, lack of appetite, and weight ...

  4. Goodpasture syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Lung symptoms usually antedate kidney symptoms and usually include: coughing up blood, chest pain (in less than 50% of cases overall), cough, and shortness of breath. [8] Some other signs and symptoms that could be used to identify Goodpasture syndrome during a physical exam include an increased respiratory rate, cyanosis , crackles ...

  5. Postoperative fever - Wikipedia

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    Postoperative fever refers to an elevated body temperature (≥ 38.5 °C) occurring after a recent surgical procedure. Diagnosing the cause of postoperative fever can sometimes be challenging; while fever in this context may be benign, self-limited, or unrelated to the surgical procedure, it can also be indicative of a surgical complication, such as infection.

  6. Woman recovering after risky pig kidney transplant. It could ...

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    The kidney of a full-grown pig is bigger than that of a person's, so an adolescent pig is used, and the growth hormone receptor is eliminated to keep it from growing to its full size after the ...

  7. Hemolytic–uremic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Hemolytic–uremic syndrome (HUS) is a group of blood disorders characterized by low red blood cells, acute kidney injury (previously called acute renal failure), and low platelets. [1] [3] Initial symptoms typically include bloody diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and weakness. [1] [2] Kidney problems and low platelets then occur as the diarrhea ...

  8. Adding stem cells to a kidney transplant could get patients ...

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    A novel approach to organ transplantation allowed patients to wean off anti-rejection drugs after two years, according to the results of a phase 3 clinical trial presented Monday.

  9. Transplant rejection - Wikipedia

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    At 5 years post-transplant, 80% of lung transplants, 60% of heart transplants and 50% of kidney transplants are affected, while liver transplants are only affected 10% of the time. [20] Therefore, chronic rejection explains long-term morbidity in most lung-transplant recipients, [ 23 ] [ 24 ] the median survival roughly 4.7 years, about half ...