Persistent mediastinal and axillary lymph node tuberculosis in a renal transplant patient with successful outcome
| Autor: | Abdülgaffar Vural, B. Gulec, Kayser Caglar, A. Kaya, Tayfun Eyileten, L. Doganci, M. Tasar, M Yenicesu, Mümtaz Yilmaz, Yusuf Oguz, K. Oner, M. Saglam, C. Oktenli |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Opportunistic infection Antitubercular Agents Drug Administration Schedule medicine Mediastinal Diseases Humans Lymph Node Tuberculosis Abscess Lymph node Lymphatic Diseases Immunosuppression Therapy Transplantation Kidney business.industry Mediastinum medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Lymph Nodes business Immunosuppressive Agents |
| Zdroj: | Transplantation proceedings. 38(5) |
| ISSN: | 0041-1345 |
| Popis: | Tuberculosis is an opportunistic infection that carries substantial morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. We report here about a 21 year-old man with a living related renal transplant from his mother who developed persistent extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. The disease showed aggressive invasion to the axillary and mediastinal regions with abscess formations, despite standard antituberculosis treatment. During the course of the disease, immunosuppressive therapy was stopped, and the patient received extraordinary doses of multiple antituberculosis drugs. The patient then showed an uneventful course with good clinical and radiological responses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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