What is kidney transplant rejection?

Kidney 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. However, acute rejection can also occur months to years after transplantation.

How do members experience kidney transplant rejection?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with kidney transplant rejection*

*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 kidney transplant rejection*

Who has kidney transplant rejection on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 7
40s 21
50s 28
60s 29
70+ 10

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 58

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What is kidney transplant rejection?

Kidney 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. However, acute rejection can also occur months to years after transplantation.



Common symptoms reported by people with kidney transplant rejection

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 kidney transplant rejection

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Compare treatments taken by people with kidney transplant rejection

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Who has kidney transplant rejection on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 41 say kidney transplant rejection is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 5
30s 7
40s 21
50s 28
60s 29
70+ 10
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 3
30-39 years 11
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 4
60-69 years 2
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 39
Female 58

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 38
Not Diagnosed 3

These charts show data from kidney transplant rejection patients who have completed their condition history
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