What is acute rejection of lung transplant?

Acute Lung transplant rejection is when a transplant recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. The risk of acute rejection is highest in the first three months after transplantation. Common treatment of acute transplant rejection is high dose corticosteroids.

How do members experience acute rejection of lung transplant?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with acute rejection of lung transplant*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for acute rejection of lung transplant*

Who has acute rejection of lung transplant on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 2

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What is acute rejection of lung transplant?

Acute Lung transplant rejection is when a transplant recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue. The risk of acute rejection is highest in the first three months after transplantation. Common treatment of acute transplant rejection is high dose corticosteroids.



Common symptoms reported by people with acute rejection of lung transplant

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for acute rejection of lung transplant

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Compare treatments taken by people with acute rejection of lung transplant

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Who has acute rejection of lung transplant on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 1 say acute rejection of lung transplant is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 0
30s 0
40s 0
50s 0
60s 3
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 2
Female 2

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