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Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized and is urgently in need of a second kidney transplant following the failure of her initial transplant.
The 45-year-old actress is receiving treatment at UCLA Health, where she has resumed dialysis while awaiting a suitable living donor, according to information shared with TMZ on Wednesday.
Phillips originally received a kidney from a friend in 2017, but over time, complications such as the BK virus have resulted in both cellular and antibody rejection, the outlet reports.
Although she is currently in stable condition, her representative emphasized the critical need for urgency in finding a donor.
Phillips was last seen publicly a few weeks ago, attending the premiere of Paris Hilton’s documentary “Infinite Icon,” where she appeared on the red carpet.
Phillips’ last public appearance was just a few weeks ago at Paris Hilton’s premiere for her Infinite Icon documentary, where she posed on the red carpet.
Daily Mail has reached out to Phillips’ representatives for comment.
Bijou Phillips has been hospitalized and urgently needs a second kidney transplant after her first transplant failed; (pictured January 20)
The 45-year-old actress is currently under care at UCLA Health, where she has returned to dialysis while she waits for a living donor
The outlet reported the actress is under the care of Dr Anjay Rastogi at CORE Kidney at UCLA Health.
Born with underdeveloped kidneys, Phillips spent the first three months of her life in the NICU on dialysis and has battled kidney disease her entire life.
