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Recurrent Mycobacterium haemophilum in a renal transplant recipient
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posted on 2014-04-01, 00:00 authored by Kathryn Ducharlet, Caitlin Murphy, Sven-Jean Tan, Karen DwyerKaren Dwyer, David Goodman, Craig Aboltins, John R Daffy, Robyn G LanghamMycobacterium haemophilum is a rare isolate of non-tuberculous Mycobacterium which has been reported to affect immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 32-year-old renal transplant patient with M. haemophilum infection initially involving his left sinus which was treated with appropriate antimicrobial therapy for thirteen months. Two weeks after cessation of antibiotics the infection rapidly recurred in his skin and soft tissues of his hands and feet. This case highlights the difficult diagnostic and therapeutic implications of atypical infections in transplant patients. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of relapsed M. haemophilum infection in a renal transplant recipient.
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NephrologyVolume
19Issue
S1Pagination
14 - 17Publisher
John Wiley & SonsLocation
Chichester, Eng.Publisher DOI
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1440-1797Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, Asian Pacific Society of NephrologyUsage metrics
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