Renal allograft tuberculosis with infected lymphocele transmitted from the donor

Transmission of tuberculosis (TB) from a donor through renal transplantation is a rare incident. We are reporting a 53-year-old Qatari woman diagnosed with renal allograft TB infection. The disease was confirmed by isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from fluid from the lymphocele and demonstrat...

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Main Authors: Maryam Ali Al-Nesf, Omar Isam Al-Ani, Ahmed Abdul-Rahman Al-Ani, Awad Hamed Rashed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=2;spage=370;epage=375;aulast=Al-Nesf