and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report
Chronic diarrhea is a common reason for consultation in renal transplant patients. Cytomegalovirus infection is the cause of chronic diarrhea of infectious origin in 50% of cases, but coinfection with tuberculosis is rare. We present the case of a renal transplant patient with chronic diarrhea, with...
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| author | Paola García-Padilla MD Kateir Contreras MD Paola Parra Serrano MD Natalia Sánchez Leon MD Oscar Lucero Pantoja MD |
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| description | Chronic diarrhea is a common reason for consultation in renal transplant patients. Cytomegalovirus infection is the cause of chronic diarrhea of infectious origin in 50% of cases, but coinfection with tuberculosis is rare. We present the case of a renal transplant patient with chronic diarrhea, with a finding of left colon colitis and positive microbiological studies in biopsy for tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus . The patient received valganciclovir and anti-tubercular treatment with adequate evolution. Immunosuppressed patients may have diarrhea secondary to opportunistic infections; therefore, an algorithm for early diagnosis and treatment is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfb7e8555cb443eabf88082828034d962022-12-22T03:46:24ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962022-11-011010.1177/23247096221139269 and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case ReportPaola García-Padilla MD0Kateir Contreras MD1Paola Parra Serrano MD2Natalia Sánchez Leon MD3Oscar Lucero Pantoja MD4Department of Renal Transplant Director, San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, ColombiaDepartment of Nephrology, San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, ColombiaDepartment of Nephrology, San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, ColombiaInternal Medicine Unit, San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidadal Javeriana, Bogota, ColombiaInternal Medicine Unit, San Ignacio University Hospital, Pontificia Universidadal Javeriana, Bogota, ColombiaChronic diarrhea is a common reason for consultation in renal transplant patients. Cytomegalovirus infection is the cause of chronic diarrhea of infectious origin in 50% of cases, but coinfection with tuberculosis is rare. We present the case of a renal transplant patient with chronic diarrhea, with a finding of left colon colitis and positive microbiological studies in biopsy for tuberculosis and cytomegalovirus . The patient received valganciclovir and anti-tubercular treatment with adequate evolution. Immunosuppressed patients may have diarrhea secondary to opportunistic infections; therefore, an algorithm for early diagnosis and treatment is recommended.https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096221139269 |
| spellingShingle | Paola García-Padilla MD Kateir Contreras MD Paola Parra Serrano MD Natalia Sánchez Leon MD Oscar Lucero Pantoja MD and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| title | and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full | and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
| title_short | and Colitis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
| title_sort | and colitis in a renal transplant patient a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096221139269 |
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