Listeria monocytogenes hepatitis in a liver transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature.
Listeria is an uncommon cause of hepatitis in adults. We report the case of a liver transplant recipient who presented with a clinical picture of acute hepatitis, 8 months after grafting. Blood cultures yielded Listeria monocytogenes. The patient made a full clinical recovery after adequate antimicrobial therapy (ampicillin and gentamicin intravenously for 4 weeks). Hepatitis was attributed to the Listeria infection. We believe this is the first reported case of Listeria hepatitis in an organ transplant recipient.
Bourgeois
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Department of Gastroenterology, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.
Jacobs
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F
Tavares
M L
ML
Rickaert
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F
Deprez
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C
Liesnard
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C
Moonens
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F
Van de Stadt
J
J
Gelin
M
M
Adler
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M
D006505:Hepatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes; D008088:Listeriosis; D008099:Liver / Q000382:microbiology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence