A hepatic graft tuberculosis transmitted from a living-related donor

Transplantation. 1997 Mar 27;63(6):905-7. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199703270-00019.

Abstract

Exclusion of occult diseases in the donor organ and prevention of infectious disease transmission are minimal requirements in organ transplantation. We report here a case of hepatic graft tuberculosis, which was most likely transmitted by the graft from the living-related donor. The course of the recipient included tuberculosis, rejection, and other infections, which led to vanishing bile duct syndrome. Due to various infections and tuberculosis, as well as a strong interaction between rifampicin and tacrolimus, the patient died of pneumonia on day 273 after transplantation. This case emphasizes the importance of care in the selection of a living-related donor for liver transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Drug Interactions
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Graft Rejection
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / adverse effects
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Infant
  • Liver Diseases*
  • Liver Function Tests
  • Liver Transplantation* / physiology
  • Living Donors*
  • Mothers
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Rifampin / adverse effects
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tacrolimus / adverse effects
  • Tacrolimus / therapeutic use
  • Tuberculosis / transmission*

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Rifampin
  • Tacrolimus