Gastrointestinal tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients: case report and review of the literature.

Abstract

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an important opportunistic pathogen following renal transplantation and is often associated with adverse outcomes. Gastrointestinal tuberculosis (GITB) is an infrequent manifestation of TB but a potentially lethal one. We present a case of a renal allograft recipient with GITB 18 months after transplant and review other published cases to identify the typical presenting symptoms, risk factors, and natural history. Treatment of GITB is also discussed.

• Authors: O Jarrett, S A Grim, E Benedetti, N M Clark
• Journal: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (Transpl Infect Dis) Vol. 13 Issue 1 Pg. 52-7 (Feb 2011) ISSN: 1399-3062 [Electronic] Denmark
• PMID: 20626712 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2010 John Wiley & Sons A/S.

Chemical References

• Antitubercular Agents

Topics

• Antitubercular Agents (therapeutic use)
• Fatal Outcome
• Humans
• Kidney Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (drug effects, genetics, isolation & purification)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal (diagnosis, drug therapy, microbiology)