title: Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Organ transplant recipients are at an increased risk of developing opportunistic infections due to prolonged immunosuppression. We present the case of a renal transplant recipient with severe CD4 lymphopenia who developed disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection. Recovery from infection was paralleled by a progressive increase in CD4 lymphocytes. T lymphocyte subsets are not monitored routinely in organ transplants but may identify patients at risk of developing serious infectious complications.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Gent, Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Section, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verbeke
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vogelaers
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vanholder
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lameire