Tuberculosis in a renal allograft : a successful outcome

Abstract EN

Tuberculosis is endemic in most South-East Asian countries including India.

It causes significant morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients and often, it is not diagnosed early, due to its innocuous clinical presentations.

A high index of suspicion and proactive management in the early phase of presentation can reduce allograft nephropathy, graft nephrectomy and mortality.

A patient with an unusual presentation of tuberculosis localized to the allograft and successful management with anti-tuberculosis medications is described.