Malaria in a liver transplant recipient: a case report.
Malaria is an exotic complication in liver transplants patients. It can be acquired either by transfusion of blood products or through the transplanted organ. Infections caused by Plasmodium spp are unusual in liver transplants; to date, only four cases have been reported in the literature. Herein we have presented a case of Plasmodium vivax in a liver transplant patient. This diagnosis must be excluded in febrile transplant patients in endemic areas, especially during the first 2 months. An epidemiological history relevant for malaria both in the donor and in the recipient must be routinely included with screening tests.
Mejia
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GA
Liver Transplant Unit, University Hospital San Ignacio, Bogota, Colombia, South America. g.mejia@javeriana.edu.co
Alvarez
C A
CA
Pulido
H H
HH
Ramírez
B
B
Cardozo
C
C
Suárez
Y
Y
Lobelo
R
R
Sarquis
T
T
Uribe
A M
AM
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D003105:Colombia; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000962:Antimalarials; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents