Open AccessPost-kidney transplant large bowel lymphoproliferative disorder
Author(s) -
Neeraj Singh,
Singh Samavedi,
Amer Rajab
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.132209
Subject(s) - medicine , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , diarrhea , complication , lymphoproliferative disorders , gastrointestinal tract , gastroenterology , kidney transplantation , kidney , organ transplantation , kidney transplant , epstein–barr virus , transplantation , immunology , pathology , virus , lymphoma
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication of organ transplantation. The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a common site involved, but non-specific signs and symptoms often delay the diagnosis. We report a case of EBV-associated GI-PTLD in a 68-year-old kidney transplant patient who received the kidney ten months earlier. He presented with chronic diarrhea and developed massive pneumo-peritoneum secondary to multiple colonic perforations.