Successful Bilateral Lung Transplantation From a Deceased Donor With Active Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

Successful Bilateral Lung Transplantation From a Deceased Donor With Active Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection

In the present report, we describe a case wherein a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection developed in the recipient after successful bilateral lung transplantation because of a solitary pulmonary nodule in the donor.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 2014-04, Vol.97 (4), p.e109-e110
Hauptverfasser: Nizami, Imran Yaqoob, MD, Khan, Basha J., MD, Saleh, Waleed, MD, Hussein, Mohamed, MD
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Cadaver
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Female
Humans
Lung Transplantation - methods
Surgery
Tissue Donors
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:In the present report, we describe a case wherein a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection developed in the recipient after successful bilateral lung transplantation because of a solitary pulmonary nodule in the donor.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.077