Reports of 5 cases of kidney transplantation from donors with severe hand-foot-mouth disease

Objective To investigate the clinical effect and safety of kidney transplantation from donors with severe hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD). Methods Five cases of kidney transplantation from three donors with HFMD between Jan. 2014 and Dec. 2016 were analyzed. The age of three donors was 2 years, 2 years and one month, and 3 years and 11 months respectively, and body weight was 11 kg, 10 kg and 15 kg respectively. The age of recipients ranged from 26 to 41 years and weight from 50 to 59 kg. Single kidney transplantations were performed on 4 cases, and dual separating kidney transplantation on one case. Results One case of the transplantations was failure due to the allograft artery thrombosis. The rest 4 cases gained satisfied clinical effect. None of the 5 cases showed any symptoms associated with HFMD. Conclusion The clinical effect of kidney transplantation from donors with severe HFMD is satisfactory. The organs from donors with severe HFMD could only be used by adult recipients. Key words: Kidney transplantation; Donors; Hand-foot-and-mouth disease