Coinfection of cytomegalovirus and miliary tuberculosis in a post-renal transplant recipient.

Abstract

Infections are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality during the early posttransplant period. Of these infections, pulmonary infections are the most serious. Bacteria are the leading pathogen, followed by various opportunistic pathogens, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and mycobacterium tuberculosis. This investigation describes a 52-year-old male with a rare coinfection of CMV pneumonitis and miliary tuberculosis, 2 months after renal transplantation. This is the first case report of a coinfection with cytomegalovirus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis presenting with diffuse pulmonary miliary lesions.

• Authors: Jen-Wei Cheng, Yung-Chang Chen, Ya-Chung Tian, Ji-Tseng Fang, Chih-Wei Yang
• Journal: Journal of nephrology (J Nephrol) 2007 Jan-Feb Vol. 20 Issue 1 Pg. 114-8 ISSN: 1121-8428 [Print] Italy
• PMID: 17347986 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Cytomegalovirus (pathogenicity)
• Cytomegalovirus Infections (diagnosis, etiology)
• Humans
• Kidney Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Lung (diagnostic imaging, microbiology, virology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (pathogenicity)
• Radiography
• Tuberculosis, Miliary (diagnosis, etiology)