Rapid subacute myelopathy following kidney transplantation from HTLV-1 donors: role of immunosuppresors and failure of antiretrovirals

Two kidney transplant recipients from a single donor became infected with HTLV-1 (human T-lymphotropic virus type 1) in Spain. One developed myelopathy 8 months following surgery despite early prescription of antiretroviral therapy. The allograft was removed from the second recipient at month 8 due...

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Main Authors: Lourdes Roc, Carmen de Mendoza, Miriam Fernández-Alonso, Gabriel Reina, Vicente Soriano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2049936119868028