Cellulitis as a manifestation of miliary tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient
| Autor: | Muzaffer Sariyar, Nurhan Seyahi, Arzu Kahveci, A. Mert, Ekrem Erek, Suheyla Apaydin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Miliary tuberculosis medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Humans Medicine Skin Leg Transplantation biology Foot Tuberculosis Miliary business.industry Cellulitis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Kidney Transplantation Dermatology Infectious Diseases Renal transplant Female Nontuberculous mycobacteria Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Transplant Infectious Disease. 7:80-85 |
| ISSN: | 1399-3062 1398-2273 |
| Popis: | 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. |
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