Advanced plasma transplantation is now available in KIMS Kurnool

• Six-Year old boy gets new life with this treatment  
• The boy who has at Kidney's failure stage treated and saved by KIMS doctor K Anantha Rao
• It was a great achievement to cure such a rare genetic disease  

Kurnool, April 24, 2021: Advanced Plasma transplantation for Severe Kidney problems is now available in KIMS Kurnool.  Recently doctors at KIMS Kurnool have saved the life of a six-year-old boy who had a rare genetic disease that led to the failure of two kidneys. The boy from Kurnool town was suffering from high fever and swelling in the neck when his parents showed him to a local doctor.  The doctor who performed the tests said the boy had low levels of haemoglobin and platelet cells in his blood and was on the verge of kidney failure with blood pressure. The local doctor started temporary medication.  After that, the boy had swelling of the legs along with neck and vomiting.  In this critical condition, the boy's parents have contacted the KIMS Kurnool hospital doctors for help.

Renowned nephrologist Dr K. Anantha Rao take a look at reports, as soon as the post-dialysis were peritoneal. Creatine levels in the blood were found to be as high as 12 milligrams as this is the final stage of kidney failure. The boy had a kidney biopsy done immediately to determine the cause of the kidney failure. The report states that he suffers from "Hemolytic uremic syndrome" a rare disease that causes kidney failure.

On this occasion, Dr Anantha rao said symptoms of kidney blood vessels, particularly blood clots and erythrocyte break. "The disease is caused by over-activation of a protein called complement. It may be due to a genetic predisposition or a protein called the anti-factor "H" antibody. However, it was decided to transplant the plasma to save the boy's life. We started treatment immediately and completed the plasma transplant in 6 sessions. Immediately after the boy recovered from kidney failure and tests were performed, the creatine level in the blood was decreased from 12 to 0.8 normal level. Besides, the number of haemoglobin and platelets in the boy's blood also increased" dr explained.

Plasma transplantation is the life saviour

Plasma transplantation eliminates disease caused by proteins (antibodies) from the blood and replaces the new plasma, said Dr Anantha rao. "In particular it contains complement protein that prevents clotting in the blood vessels of the kidneys. However, any delay in the diagnosis and treatment can lead to a condition in which the kidneys become completely damaged and undergo dialysis for the rest of their lives. There is a danger to the lives of the survivors. Therefore, plasma transplantation is very important to detect kidney function at an early stage` he explained. To date, however, advanced life-saving plasma transplants have been available at corporate hospitals in the metropolis. But now, the treatment is also available at the Kurnool KIMS Hospital.

Besides, advanced services such as hemodiafiltration, peritoneal dialysis, hemoperfusion for detoxification, and kidney transplantation are also available at KIMS Hospital, Kurnool.

consult a nephrologist immediately... If the kidney function slows down

When kidney problems, consult a doctor immediately, Dr Anantha Rao said. Similarly, a kidney biopsy should be done immediately if necessary to find out the causes of kidney failure.