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Thank you for your time from cen. florida. my wife is a type 1 diabetic on dialysis w/ genital herpes. can she get a kidney and pancreas transplant?

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Dr. John Feola answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

TRANSPLANT CRITERIA: TRANSPLANT CRITERIA HSV2 is not a contraindication to transplant . If she gets it she will likely need long term prophylactic therapy with famvir or valtrex (valacyclovir). You also should be screened to check your HSV2&1 status

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Answered 2/28/2017

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