Primary tuberculosis of the graft masquerading pyogenic liver abscess in a pediatric liver recipient.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
antituberculosis therapy
graft abscesses
liver transplantation
Journal
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
ISSN: 1399-3062
Titre abrégé: Transpl Infect Dis
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 100883688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
revised:
21
10
2020
received:
12
09
2020
accepted:
22
11
2020
pubmed:
7
12
2020
medline:
4
8
2021
entrez:
6
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Primary tuberculosis (TB) of the graft presenting as multiple liver abscesses is previously unreported. A 14-month-old male child in the early post liver transplant (LT) period presented with high-grade fever spikes and on evaluation was found to have multiple pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA) in the CT abdomen. His fever was not responding to intravenous antibiotics and liver biopsy was done which showed numerous acid fast bacilli. Genetic analysis confirmed the bacilli as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Timely diagnosis and prompt introduction of antituberculosis therapy were lifesaving.
Substances chimiques
Antitubercular Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13533Informations de copyright
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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