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Thus, we present a case wherein acute cellular rejection (ACR) after heart transplantation (HTx) was noted along with exacerbation of atopic disease.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Case Summary<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 32-year-old man was admitted at our hospital for regular monitoring of graft rejection. He had undergone heart transplant 3 years prior due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Echocardiogram revealed good biventricular function, and no abnormal findings were found in blood sampling tests. However, biopsy showed moderate ACR [Grade 2R(ISHLT 2004)\/3A(ISHLT 1990)], which required twice-repeated steroid pulses with intensified immunosuppression. Meanwhile, his atopic dermatitis, which was diagnosed before having heart failure, was getting worse for the past 6 months. The exacerbation of atopic dermatitis was presumed to be related to the development of the intractable cellular rejection.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This case suggested the association of atopic disease and graft rejection after HTx. We examined 76 patients from a cohort of previous studies who underwent HTx at our hospital, which suggested that patients with atopic\/allergic disorders such as atopic dermatitis and asthma tended to have a significantly higher frequency of moderate rejection than non-allergic patients. (p = 0.012; Fisher\u2019s exact test). 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