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18790240

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-15
pubmed:abstractText
This retrospective review presented the prevalence and manifestations of tuberculosis among renal transplant recipients in our center between 1987 and mid 2007. The prevalence of tuberculosis was 5/151 (3.3%) recipients with a median age of 49 years (range = 38-55). The median time of diagnosis after transplantation was 23 months (range = 1-47). All five patients had pulmonary tuberculosis. None developed extrapulmonary infection. Presenting symptoms were fever (60%), productive cough (80%), weight loss (40%), and hemoptysis (20%). One patient had non-parathyroid-related hypercalcemia. Cyclosporine dosage needed to be increased in all patients. Two subjects who experienced side effects of hepatitis and/or jaundice from rifampicin were switched to second-line drugs. Infection with Mycobacterial tuberculosis is a not uncommon problem in renal transplant recipients especially in endemic areas. Tuberculosis must be excluded for immunosuppressed patients with clinical or radiological suspicion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2380-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence and manifestations of tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients: a single-center experience in Thailand.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Nephrology, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand. prajej@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article