Case Report
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World J Transplant. Jun 24, 2017; 7(3): 213-221
Published online Jun 24, 2017. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v7.i3.213
Tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients: A case series
Manish Anand, Ekta Nayyar, Beatrice Concepcion, Megha Salani, Heidi Schaefer
Manish Anand, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States
Ekta Nayyar, Trihealth Infectious Disease, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 45220, United States
Beatrice Concepcion, Megha Salani, Heidi Schaefer, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, drafting the article, and making critical revisions related to the content of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from Institutional Review Board Standards at Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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Correspondence to: Heidi Schaefer, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, United States. heidi.schaefer@vanderbilt.edu
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Received: October 25, 2016
Peer-review started: October 28, 2016
First decision: December 1, 2016
Revised: January 14, 2017
Accepted: April 23, 2017
Article in press: April 24, 2017
Published online: June 24, 2017
Core Tip

Core tip: Tuberculosis is a largely preventable and curable disease that should be suspected in all solid organ transplant recipients who present with unexplained fevers, pulmonary or extra-pulmonary symptoms. This case report describes the varied presentations of tuberculosis in kidney transplant recipients and provides the most recent recommendations regarding diagnosis and treatment.