A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients
Joint Authors
Aguiar, Pedro
Freitas, Cristina
Cabrita, António
Azevedo, Pedro
Dias, Leonídio
Castro Henriques, António
Farrajota, Pedro
Almeida, Manuela
Silva, Hugo
Martins, La Salete
Vizcaíno, José Ramón
Pedroso, Sofia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Tuberculosis is a disease relatively frequent in renal transplant patients, presenting a wide variety of clinical manifestations, often involving various organs and potentially fatal.
Gastrointestinal tuberculosis, although rare in the general population, is about 50 times more frequent in renal transplant patients.
Intestinal tuberculosis has a very difficult investigational approach, requiring a high clinical suspicion for its diagnosis.
Therapeutic options may be a problem in the context of an immunosuppressed patient, requiring adjustment of maintenance therapy.
The authors report two cases of isolated gastro-intestinal tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients that illustrates the difficulty of making this diagnosis and a brief review of the literature on its clinical presentation, diagnosis, and therapeutic approach.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Azevedo, Pedro& Martins, La Salete& Dias, Leonídio& Vizcaíno, José Ramón& Castro Henriques, António& Cabrita, António…[et al.]. 2013. A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Martins, La Salete…[et al.]. A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Azevedo, Pedro& Martins, La Salete& Dias, Leonídio& Vizcaíno, José Ramón& Castro Henriques, António& Cabrita, António…[et al.]. A Case Series of Gastrointestinal Tuberculosis in Renal Transplant Patients. Case Reports in Nephrology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454999
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454999