Visceral leishmaniasis: a rare cause of post-transplant fever and pancytopenia.
Despite the endemic distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in certain parts of our country, there are only a few reports of this infection in renal transplant recipients. We report one renal transplant recipient from non-endemic area with visceral leishmaniasis and graft dysfunction that responded to treatment with stibogluconate. The infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a febrile transplant recipient with pancytopenia and allograft dysfunction.
Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh.
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KG
Rajaram
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Sud
H S
HS
Kohli
K L
KL
Gupta
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Sakhuja
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000628:therapy*
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate