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Full coverage· Health· Updated

Rare Donor Factor Solves Two-Week Fever Mystery in Transplant Patient

A 14-year-old girl at Schneider Children's Medical Center recovered from a two-week fever after a liver and pancreas transplant when doctors prescribed doxycycline. The unusual treatment was initiated after learning the donor liver came from a girl who died in an accident.

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What happened

  1. 01A 14-year-old girl's two-week post-transplant fever was resolved by doxycycline treatment.
  2. 02The girl received a complex liver and pancreas transplant at Schneider Children's Medical Center.
  3. 03Doctors initially struggled to identify the cause of the persistent fever and inflammation.
  4. 04The donor liver's origin from a girl who died in an accident provided a crucial clue.
  5. 05Professor Ephraim Bilavsky stressed the importance of donor history in transplant infections.

Professor Ephraim Bilavsky stated the donor's background was crucial to solving the medical mystery.

Translated and summarized by baba from Mako, the latest report. Read Mako’s original

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