학술논문
Late presentation of toxoplasmosis in renal transplant recipients.
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Article
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Subject
*TOXOPLASMA gondii
*COMPLICATIONS from organ transplantation
*INFECTION
*KIDNEY diseases
*IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
*RETINITIS pigmentosa
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ISSN
1753-0784
Abstract
Toxoplasma gondii is a rare cause of infection in renal transplant recipients and usually occurs within 3 months of transplantation, this being the period of maximum immunosuppression. We report two cases of toxoplasmosis presenting several years after transplantation. One patient developed Toxoplasma retinitis 4 years after renal transplantation and lost peripheral vision in his affected eye. Another developed cerebral toxoplasmosis 6 years following his second renal transplant but did not survive despite treatment. These cases highlight the need for a high index of suspicion of toxoplasmosis as a potential diagnosis even during the later stages of the post-transplant period as survival is poor without early recognition and treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]