Genitourinary tuberculosis after renal transplantation: report of 3 cases and review.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the genitourinary tract is an uncommon disease in renal transplant recipients and presentation is atypical. Genitourinary tuberculosis is associated with graft rejection, and this diagnosis should be considered for renal transplant recipients with unexplained fever and constitutional symptoms.
Dowdy
L
L
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. ldowdy@med.miami.edu
Ramgopal
M
M
Hoffman
T
T
Ciancio
G
G
Burke
G
G
Roth
D
D
Mies
C
C
Jones
B
B
Miller
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014401:Tuberculosis, Urogenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology