Skin patch from organ donor helped patient spot his new lung was being rejected

Darren White, 53, from Stockton-on-Tees is one of the first lung transplant patients in the UK to have a patch of their organ donor’s skin grafted onto their forearm in the hope that it could help medics spot signs of the lung being rejected by the body sooner (NHSBT/PA) - (PA Media)

One of the first lung transplant patients to have a skin patch from their donor grafted onto them in a bid to spot organ rejection faster has hailed the method for helping him get swifter treatment.

Darren White was given steroids when tests showed his body was rejecting his new lung three months after his transplant.