Genitourinary Tuberculosis after Renal Transplantation: Report of 3 Cases and Review
Author(s) -
Lorraine Dowdy,
Moti Ramgopal,
T. Hoffman,
Gaetano Ciancio,
G W Burke,
David Roth,
Carolyn Mies,
Brett Jones,
J. Miller
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/318723
Subject(s) - medicine , genitourinary system , tuberculosis , transplantation , disease , renal transplant , mycobacterium tuberculosis , kidney transplantation , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , pathology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of the genitourinary tract is an uncommon disease in renal transplant recipients and presentation is atypical. Genitourinary tuberculosis is associated with graft rejection, and this diagnosis should be considered for renal transplant recipients with unexplained fever and constitutional symptoms.
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