A man who had previously received a face transplant has received another face transplant, following complications with an antibiotic:
The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is feeling well, three months after his latest groundbreaking operation.
Jérôme Hamon had his first transplanted face removed last year after signs of rejection following a treatment with an incompatible antibiotic during a cold. The 43 year old remained in a hospital in Paris without a face for two months while a compatible donor was sought. He said: "The first [face] I accepted immediately. This time it's the same."
Mr Hamon suffers from neurofibromatosis type 1, a genetic condition that caused severe disfiguring tumours on his face. His first transplant, in 2010, was a success, but he caught a common cold in 2015 and was given antibiotics. The drug was incompatible with the immunosuppressive treatment he was having to prevent a rejection of the transplanted material. The first signs of rejection came in 2016 and last November, the face, suffering from necrosis, had to be removed.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by Taibhsear on Wednesday April 18 2018, @02:38PM (2 children)
What idiot doctor gave antibiotics for a cold virus?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 18 2018, @03:06PM
Saw the same thing. Im sure it turns out antibiotics actually do help in peventing sequele like pnemonia and all the "dont give antibiotics for a cold" is just another layer of bs.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 18 2018, @04:41PM
It's about secondary bacterial infection which takes over a few days after the virus spreads.