Pott's disease after heart transplantation: a case report.
The incidence of tuberculosis among patients undergoing antirejection therapy is considerably higher than in the general population. Heart transplant recipients have been found to carry the highest risk of tuberculosis. There are no reported data about Pott's disease in heart transplant recipients. The authors present a case of Pott's disease seen after heart transplantation (HTx).
Ozisik
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. sozisik2002@yahoo.com
Kaptanoglu
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Okutan
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Dural
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents