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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;20(1):40-2.
doi: 10.4103/0971-4065.62097.

Allograft and prostatic involvement in a renal transplant recipient with disseminated tuberculosis

P Sreejith  1 , V Jha, H S Kohli, M Rathi, K L Gupta, V Sakhuja
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Allograft and prostatic involvement in a renal transplant recipient with disseminated tuberculosis

P Sreejith et al. Indian J Nephrol. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a serious opportunistic infection in renal transplant recipients and is disseminated in nature in one-third of patients. Genito urinary tuberculosis is rare in renal transplant recipients. We report a patient presenting 5 years after renal transplantation with disseminated tuberculosis and allograft and prostatic involvement.

Keywords: Genitourinary tuberculosis; renal transplantation.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT scan showing a hypodense lesion in the allograft
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan showing hypodense lesions in the prostate
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