Late onset opportunistic infections in a renal allograft recipient: a case report
| Autor: | Sabrina, Morosi, Giuseppe Vittorio Luigi, De Socio, Maurizio, Fiorio, Giuliano, Stagni |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Heart Failure
Male Glomerulonephritis Membranoproliferative Pneumonia Pneumocystis Bacteremia Opportunistic Infections Kidney Transplantation CD4 Lymphocyte Count Immunocompromised Host Fatal Outcome Postoperative Complications Agammaglobulinemia Lymphopenia Humans Pseudomonas Infections Immunosuppressive Agents Aged |
| Zdroj: | Le infezioni in medicina. 12(2) |
| ISSN: | 1124-9390 |
| Popis: | In renal allograft recipients, infection disease complications remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality during the post-transplant period. This complication occurs more frequently from 1 to 6 months after transplant. The epidemiology of infection during the postoperative period is less well characterized, because recipients routinely reside at home. We describe a case of late onset Candida albicans and HSV-1 esophagitis, and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, that occurs 9 years after renal transplantation in a patient with severe CD4+ T-lymphocytopenia and hypogammaglobulinaemia. We underline the importance of monitoring immunosuppressive therapy in these patients and the usefulness of prophylaxis against P. carinii pneumonia |
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