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Cellulitis as a manifestation of miliary tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Seyahi N.,
Apaydin S.,
Kahveci A.,
Mert A.,
Sariyar M.,
Erek E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2005.00095.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cellulitis , renal transplant , tuberculosis , miliary tuberculosis , lesion , differential diagnosis , dermatology , nontuberculous mycobacteria , mycobacterium tuberculosis , nocardia , pathology , transplantation , mycobacterium , surgery , bacteria , biology , genetics
Cutaneous involvement is an unusual presentation of tuberculosis (TB) and is rarely reported in renal transplant recipients. We describe a 37‐year‐old renal transplant recipient with disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection that presented as cellulitis. The organism was isolated from tissue and blood cultures. The patient was treated with quadruple anti‐TB therapy for 12 months. Anti‐TB therapy led to a complete resolution of TB lesions. We also provide a review of the literature on cutaneous TB in renal transplant recipients. Skin TB in renal transplant recipients usually occurs with nontuberculous mycobacteria. The spectrum of the skin lesions can be quite different and can mimic bacterial infections. Mycobacteriosis should always be included in the differential diagnosis of a skin lesion in renal transplant recipients.