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Tuberculosis after renal transplantation

Anna Korzeniewska, Tomasz Dyła, Monika Kosacka, Renata Jankowska
Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2009;77(1):61-65.

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Abstract

Renal transplant recipients carry a relatively high risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). In most cases, active TB is the result of reactivation of a latent infection and is located in the lungs. In these patients, clinical presentation of TB can often be atypical and there is a high risk of dissemination and high mortality rates. Therefore, the use of invasive procedures for proper diagnosis is recommended, as well as anti-tuberculosis therapy instituted whenever there is a strong suspicion of TB on clinical grounds, even without microbiological evidence. The treatment of active TB in renal transplant recipients should be the same as in the general population. To avoid graft rejection, blood levels of calcineurin inhibitors should be monitored closely. Prophylaxis is recommended for high-risk patients.

Abstract

Renal transplant recipients carry a relatively high risk of developing tuberculosis (TB). In most cases, active TB is the result of reactivation of a latent infection and is located in the lungs. In these patients, clinical presentation of TB can often be atypical and there is a high risk of dissemination and high mortality rates. Therefore, the use of invasive procedures for proper diagnosis is recommended, as well as anti-tuberculosis therapy instituted whenever there is a strong suspicion of TB on clinical grounds, even without microbiological evidence. The treatment of active TB in renal transplant recipients should be the same as in the general population. To avoid graft rejection, blood levels of calcineurin inhibitors should be monitored closely. Prophylaxis is recommended for high-risk patients.

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tuberculosis; renal transplantation; immunosuppression

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Tuberculosis after renal transplantation

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Advances in Respiratory Medicine

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Vol 77, No 1 (2009)

Article type

Review paper

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61-65

Published online

2008-12-19

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Pneumonol Alergol Pol 2009;77(1):61-65.

Keywords

tuberculosis
renal transplantation
immunosuppression

Authors

Anna Korzeniewska
Tomasz Dyła
Monika Kosacka
Renata Jankowska

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