CT findings in fatal primary intestinal tuberculosis in a liver transplant recipient

Diagn Interv Radiol. 2008 Dec;14(4):221-4.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a rare post-transplant infection that can present an atypical and misleading clinical picture. The possibility of tuberculosis must be taken into account when a transplant patient has fever and severe abdominal complaints with no clear evidence of another infection. We report a patient with primary intestinal tuberculosis, which was not accompanied by pulmonary, peritoneal, or solid-organ involvement. To our knowledge, this is the only reported case to date of intestinal tuberculosis post liver transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Liver Transplantation / immunology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / diagnostic imaging*