Chikungunya infection in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected kidney transplant recipient returning to Italy from the Dominican Republic

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 876-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Dalla Gasperina ◽  
M.L. Balsamo ◽  
S.D. Garavaglia ◽  
F. Rovida ◽  
F. Baldanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Dominican Republic ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus

scholarly journals Microsporidia Infection in a Mexican Kidney Transplant Recipient

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Oscar Xavier Hernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Octavio Alvarez-Torres ◽  
Norma Ofelia Uribe-Uribe
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽  
Solid Organ Transplantation ◽  
Solid Organ ◽  
Asymptomatic Patients ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Hygienic Conditions

Microorganisms of the microsporidia group are obligated intracellular protozoa that belong to the phylum Microspora; currently they are considered to be related or belong to the fungi reign. It is considered an opportunistic infection in humans, and 14 species belonging to 8 different genera have been described. Immunocompromized patients such as those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), also HIV serum-negative asymptomatic patients, with poor hygienic conditions, and recipients of bone marrow or solid organ transplantation are susceptible to develop deinfection. Sixtytransplantedpatients with renal microsporidia infection have been reported worldwide. The aim of this paper is to inform about the 2nd case of kidney transplant and microsporidia infection documented in Mexico.

scholarly journals Multiple papules on the face in a kidney transplant recipient

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 428-430
Author(s):  
Jin Sasaki ◽  
Satoru Shinkuma ◽  
Riichiro Abe
Keyword(s):  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Kidney Transplant ◽  
Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽  
The Face
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