Tuberculosis in a renal allograft: a successful outcome.
Tuberculosis is endemic in most South-East Asian countries including India. It causes significant morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients and often, it is not diagnosed early, due to its innocuous clinical presentations. A high index of suspicion and proactive management in the early phase of presentation can reduce allograft nephropathy, graft nephrectomy and mortality. A patient with an unusual presentation of tuberculosis localized to the allograft and successful management with anti-tuberculosis medications is described.
George
Pratish
P
Department of Internal Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India. pratishgeorge@gmail.com
Pawar
Basant
B
Calton
Nalini
N
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000473:pathology; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents