Bijou Phillips is back in hospital and urgently in need of a second kidney transplant after her previous donor organ failed.A representative for Phillips confirmed she is currently receiving care at UCLA Health, where she has returned to dialysis while waiting for a living donor match.The actress received a kidney transplant in 2017, with the organ donated by a friend. However, that transplant has now failed. According to her representative, she experienced several complications following the surgery, including the BK virus, which contributed to both cellular and antibody rejection of the kidney, Phillips is said to be in stable condition, but her team emphasised that time is of the essence as she awaits another transplant.Born with underdeveloped kidneys, Phillips spent the first three months of her life in a neonatal intensive care unit on dialysis. She has battled kidney disease for most of her life.She is currently under the care of Dr. Anjay Rastogi at the CORE Kidney programme at UCLA Health as she undergoes treatment and explores the donor process.The post Actress Bijou Phillips hospitalized and in desperate need of kidney transplant appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.