Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease in a Liver Transplant Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Exp Clin Transplant. 2021 Jun;19(6):620-623. doi: 10.6002/ect.2021.0015.

Abstract

Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease is an extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma that arises from mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and is associated with defective α heavy chain protein secretion. We present a case of an 18-year-old male patient admitted with diarrhea and weight loss who had previously received a liver transplant at the age of 19 months to treat biliary atresia. He underwent a thorough investigation and was diagnosed with immunoproliferative small intestinal disease lymphoma. The patient was switched from tacrolimus to everolimus and commenced on doxycycline treatment for 6 months and achieved long-term remission. Currently, 7 years after diagnosis, he is asymptomatic without evidence of histological relapse. This is the first case of immunoproliferative small intestinal disease described in a liver transplant recipient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Humans
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease* / diagnosis
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease* / pathology
  • Immunoproliferative Small Intestinal Disease* / therapy
  • Infant
  • Liver Transplantation* / adverse effects
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone* / pathology
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Treatment Outcome