Persistent Mediastinal and Axillary Lymph Node Tuberculosis in a Renal Transplant Patient With Successful Outcome
Transplantation Proceedings, cilt.38, sa.5, ss.1336-1340, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2006
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.03.038
- Dergi Adı: Transplantation Proceedings
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1336-1340
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.