| Title | Malaria infection in transplant recipient. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1978 |
| Authors | Cruz I, V M, Callender C, Hosten A |
| Journal | J Natl Med Assoc |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 105 - 7 |
| Date Published | Feb |
| ISSN | 0027-9684 |
| Accession Number | 359818 |
| Keywords | Adult, Graft Rejection, Humans, Immunosuppression, Kidney Transplantation, Malaria, Male, Postoperative Complications, Transplantation, Homologous |
| Abstract | A case of P. malariae infection occurring in a kidney transplant recipient is reported. The diagnosis was delayed because of atypical clinical presentation secondary to altered immune response. Serologic tests for antimalarial antibody are not reliable and diagnosis is established by visualization of the parasites in the peripheral blood smear. We can only guess what role this infection played in rejection of the transplant and whether earlier diagnosis and treatment would have saved it. |
| Notify Library Reference ID | 386 |
Malaria infection in transplant recipient.
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