HODGKINS-DISEASE AFTER CARDIAC TRANSPLANT - A REPORT OF 2 CASES

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a well recognized sequela of transplant rela ted immunosuppression. Hodgkin's disease has only rarely been describe d in this context. We describe two cases of Hodgkin's disease after he art and heart/lung transplants respectively. Both patients continued t o receive immunosuppressive therapy with cyclosporin and prednisolone, and received combination chemotherapy. One died of Aspergillus infect ion following the second course of chemotherapy. The other patient com pleted his chemotherapy and remains in remission. We discuss the possi ble aetiology and management of post-transplant Hodgkin's disease.