Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has become a rising concern to transplantation teams, being associated with graft dysfunction and reduced survival of renal transplant recipients. Here, we describe a case of VL occurring in a kidney transplant (KT) recipient in Italy, a country in which Leishmania infantum is endemic and we reviewed the literature on the clinical course and diagnosis of VL in KT recipients residing or travelling to southern Europe.
Updated diagnosis and graft involvement for visceral leishmaniasis in kidney transplant recipients: a case report and literature review
Busutti, Marco;Deni, Alessandro;De Pascali, Alessandra Mistral;Ortalli, Margherita;La Manna, Gaetano;Varani, Stefania
2022
Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has become a rising concern to transplantation teams, being associated with graft dysfunction and reduced survival of renal transplant recipients. Here, we describe a case of VL occurring in a kidney transplant (KT) recipient in Italy, a country in which Leishmania infantum is endemic and we reviewed the literature on the clinical course and diagnosis of VL in KT recipients residing or travelling to southern Europe.File in questo prodotto:
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