title: An uncommon presentation of an uncommon disease: leprosy in a heart transplant recipient.
abstract: The effect of solid-organ transplantation on the acquisition, presentation and course of leprosy is unknown. We present a case of leprosy in a heart transplant recipient with multiple unique features possibly attributed to altered immune function.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. leanne.gasink@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Leanne B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Gasink
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Blumberg
authors.forename: Lee R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Neil O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000209:etiology; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000188:drug therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents