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Primary tuberculosis of the graft masquerading pyogenic liver abscess in a pediatric liver recipient.

Jagadeesh MenonBhushan MirajeKinisha PatelMukul VijAbdul HakeemVidyalakshmi DevarajanNaresh ShanmugamMettu Srinivas ReddyMohamed Rela
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2020)
Primary tuberculosis (TB) of the graft presenting as multiple liver abscesses is previously unreported. A 14-month-old male child in the early post liver transplant (LT) period presented with high-grade fever spikes and on evaluation was found to have multiple pyogenic liver abscesses (PLA) in the CT abdomen. His fever was not responding to intravenous antibiotics and liver biopsy was done which showed numerous acid fast bacilli. Genetic analysis confirmed the bacilli as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). Timely diagnosis and prompt introduction of antituberculosis therapy were lifesaving.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
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  • high grade
  • computed tomography
  • gram negative
  • emergency department
  • magnetic resonance imaging
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  • young adults
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