Tuberculosis in a renal allograft : a successful outcome
Joint Authors
George, Pratish
Pawar, Basant
Calton, Nalini
Source
Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 5 (31 Oct. 2008), pp.790-792, 3 p.
Publisher
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Publication Date
2008-10-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Topics
- Patients
- Kidneys
- Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- South East Asia
- Organ transplantation
- Inflammation
- Complications(Medicine)
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
George, Pratish& Pawar, Basant& Calton, Nalini. 2008. Tuberculosis in a renal allograft : a successful outcome. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation،Vol. 19, no. 5, pp.790-792.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-39734
Modern Language Association (MLA)
George, Pratish…[et al.]. Tuberculosis in a renal allograft : a successful outcome. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation Vol. 19, no. 5 (Dec. 2008), pp.790-792.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-39734
American Medical Association (AMA)
George, Pratish& Pawar, Basant& Calton, Nalini. Tuberculosis in a renal allograft : a successful outcome. Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation. 2008. Vol. 19, no. 5, pp.790-792.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-39734
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 792
Record ID
BIM-39734