| Autor: |
Malhotra, K. K., Dash, S. C., Dhawan, I. K., Bhuyan, U. N., Gupta, A. |
| Zdroj: |
Postgraduate Medical Journal; May1986, Vol. 62 Issue 727, p359-362, 4p, 2 Charts |
| Abstrakt: |
Ninety-five renal transplant recipients from an endemic area of tuberculosis were investigated to find out the prevalence and course of tuberculosis in pre- and post-transplant periods. Eleven patients had tuberculosis in the pre-transplant period - pulmonary (2), pleural (2), miliary (1), abdominal (2), lymph node (5) and pericardial (1). They were transplanted after antituberculous therapy of 3 to 6 months with satisfactory results. The anti-tuberculous treatment was usually continued for 2 years. Only one of the above 11 patients had evidence of tuberculosis in the post-transplant period. Nine patients developed tuberculosis for the first time in the post-transplant period - pulmonary (4), pleural (1), miliary (1), lymph node (4) and pericardial (1). There was no mortality due to tuberculosis. Thorough search for tuberculosis is mandatory both during pre-transplant assessment and post-transplant follow-up in areas of endemic tuberculosis. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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