Relapsing oligosymptomatic fever in a kidney-pancreas transplant recipient

Visceral leishmaniasis without fever in a kidney transplant recipient.

Relapsing polychondritis in a liver transplant recipient

RATIONALE Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a multisystemic, progressive disease of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent inflammation and progressive cartilage destruction. It can involve all types of cartilage including ears and nose, tracheobronchial tree, joints, and any other tissue rich in proteoglycans such as heart, eyes, and blood vessels. Recurrent chondritis can be life-threaten...

Hyperferritinemia in a kidney transplant recipient.

The principal iron storage protein is ferritin, which is primarily present in cytoplasm. The most common cause of hyperferritinemia is iron overload, which is either primary or secondary. Hyperferritinemia is commonly found in patients with chronic kidney disease regardless of their hemoglobin level and is often considered to be related to chronic inflammatory status as well as malnutrition and...

Ocular Syphilis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

We present a case of ocular syphilis after a renal transplantation involving progressive vision loss without clinically identifiable ocular disease. Electroretinography showed signs of ischemia, especially in the internal retina. A serological test was positive for syphilis. Lumbar puncture revealed lymphocytic meningitis and a positive serologic test for syphilis in the cerebrospinal fluid. Th...

Chronic Ulceration in a Kidney Transplant Recipient.

The etiology of chronic ulcers in kidney transplant recipients includes infection, tumors, and drugs. There is another, much rarer cause that should be taken into account in order to ensure a correct diagnosis and therapeutic management. A 62-year-old woman with chronic kidney failure secondary to vascular nephropathy in a single kidney, was on dialysis for 12 years using a right humerocephalic...