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Ureaplasma urealyticum pyelonephritis presenting with progressive dysuria, renal failure, and neurologic symptoms in an immunocompromised patient
Author(s) -
Schwartz Drew J.,
Elward Alexis,
Storch Gregory A.,
Rosen David A.
Publication year - 2019
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/tid.13032
Subject(s) - medicine , ureaplasma urealyticum , azithromycin , urethritis , dysuria , doxycycline , epididymitis , urinary system , surgery , antibiotics , mycoplasma , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a bacterial species correlated with urethritis in healthy individuals and invasive infections in immunocompromised patients. We describe a 20‐year‐old female with a history of remote heart transplant on everolimus, mycophenolate, and rituximab presenting with progressive urinary tract symptoms, renal failure, and neurologic symptoms. An extensive workup ultimately identified U urealyticum infection, and the patient successfully recovered after a course of azithromycin and doxycycline.