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  • Title: Spinal tuberculosis in post-liver transplantation patients: case reports.
    Author: Lou XF, Wu RH, Xu SZ, Lin XJ.
    Journal: Transpl Infect Dis; 2010 Apr; 12(2):132-7. PubMed ID: 19929883.
    Abstract:
    Recipients of solid organ transplantation are, because of immunosuppressive therapy, disposed to opportunistic infections including tuberculosis (TB). Spinal TB is a rare complication after transplantation but it is serious with high mortality. We report 3 cases of spinal TB in Chinese recipients of orthotopic liver transplant whose first complaint was back pain. These 3 cases were diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging and percutaneous biopsy. After treatment with isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin, and ethambutol for >1 year, symptoms of 2 patients improved noticeably, but 1 patient died of liver failure and severe mixed pulmonary infection. Diagnosis and treatment regimens of spinal TB are discussed.
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