Bilateral sequential lung transplant for ectodermal dysplasia

A case of bilateral sequential lung transplantation for anhidrotic ectoderm al dysplasia is presented. The patient was a 16-year-old male with end-stag e lung disease secondary to chronic severe respiratory infection. Although a relatively rare disease, the common association of fatal pulmonary compro mise in those affected with this disorder warrants consideration of lung tr ansplantation as a viable therapeutic option. (C) 2000 by The Society of Th oracic Surgeons.