AUTHOR=Ryżko Joanna , Walczak-Sztulpa Joanna , Czubkowski Piotr , Latos-Bieleńska Anna , Kowalski Adam , Stefanowicz Marek , Jarmużek Wioletta , Grenda Ryszard , Pawłowska Joanna TITLE=Case Report: Sequential Liver After Kidney Transplantation in a Patient With Sensenbrenner Syndrome (Cranioectodermal Dysplasia) JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pediatrics VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pediatrics/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.834064 DOI=10.3389/fped.2022.834064 ISSN=2296-2360 ABSTRACT=
Sensenbrenner syndrome, also known as cranioectodermal dysplasia (CED), is a rare ciliopathy clinically characterized by congenital craniofacial, skeletal, and ectodermal defects. Chronic kidney and liver insufficiency are also present in this disorder. Cranioectodermal dysplasia is an autosomal recessive and heterogeneous genetic disease. Six genes (IFT122, WDR35, IFT140, IFT43, IFT52, and WDR19) are known to be associated with this syndrome. Until 2021 more than 70 patients have been reported with CED, however, an orthotopic liver transplantation has been reported only in one case. Here, we present a case report of sequential liver-after-kidney transplantation in a male patient affected by CED. The kidney and liver transplantation was performed at the age of 7 and 12 years, respectively. Patients with Sensenbrenner syndrome require a multidisciplinary medical management and should regularly be followed-up by hepatologists and nephrologists, as the liver and kidney diseases are the major cause of morbidity and mortality.