Donor-transmitted toxoplasmosis in liver transplant recipients: a case report and literature review.
Transmission of toxoplasmosis via liver transplantation is extremely uncommon. Here we report the case of a 52-year-old male liver transplant recipient who on day 32 post transplant developed pneumonia followed by respiratory failure. Donor-transmitted toxoplasmosis was confirmed as the etiology by both serologic and molecular testing. We also review all previously published cases of toxoplasmosis in the English-language adult liver transplant literature.
Assi
M A
MA
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Rosenblatt
J E
JE
Marshall
W F
WF
D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination