A team of doctors in a hospital in Pune has performed a complex kidney transplant on a female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis, overcoming challenges, including different blood groups and the presence of triple renal arteries in the donor (patient’s husband). The patient had SLE and lupus nephritis since 2015. Her condition deteriorated further in 2020 due to herpes zoster and diabetes. She exhibited symptoms of kidney failure in 2021 and had to undergo dialysis in 2023.
When she consulted the doctors at the Pune hospital, they discussed the possibilities of kidney transplantation . However, she had an AB+ blood group, while her husband had an A+ blood group. In addition, he had triple renal arteries, which made the transplantation challenging. Nevertheless, the transplant team administered a monoclonal antibody therapy for two weeks and additional…
