Genitourinary tuberculosis after renal transplantation-a report of three cases with a good clinical outcome.
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major opportunistic infection after renal transplantation especially in the tropical countries. The risk of TB in renal transplant recipients is reported to be 20-74 times higher than that in the general population. Genitourinary TB that occurs after renal transplantation in uncommon and appears to present differently than genitourinary TB in the non-transplant population. An increased risk of graft rejection and graft loss has been reported. We report three cases of genitourinary TB in renal transplant recipients, all of whom had a good clinical outcome and a review of published literature.
Nayak
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St John's Medical College Hospital - Nephrology Sarjapur Raod, Koramangala, Bangalore, Karnataka 560034, India. nayak_shobhana@rediffmail.com
Satish
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents