Toxoplasmosis after Kidney Transplantation.
10.4285/jkstn.2013.27.4.185
- Author:
Yo Han JEONG
1
;
Jong Won PARK
;
Jun Young DO
;
Kyu Hyang CHO
;
Seok Hui KANG
;
Mun Ju HWANG
;
Eun Woo CHOI
;
Dong Won LEE
;
Kyung Woo YOON
;
Yong Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jwpark@med.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Kidney transplantation;
Toxoplasmosis;
Fever
- MeSH:
Early Diagnosis;
Fever;
Fever of Unknown Origin;
HIV;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Kidney Transplantation*;
Kidney*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mortality;
Parasites;
Tissue Donors;
Toxoplasma;
Toxoplasmosis*;
Transplantation;
Transplantation, Homologous;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2013;27(4):185-189
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It can be lethal in immunocompromised hosts, such as a transplant recipients or patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. In solid organ transplant recipients, toxoplasmosis results mainly from transmission of the parasite with an allograft in cases of serological mismatch. Toxoplasmosis in an immunocompromised host is associated with high mortality. Thus, early diagnosis and treatment is very important. We report on a case of toxoplasmosis in a 51-year-old male patient who had undergone deceased donor kidney transplantation. He suffered from fever of unknown origin. He was finally diagnosed with toxoplasmosis, and treated successfully with trimethoprim-sulphamethoxazole.
