Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review
Shigellemia is a complication of shigellosis that occurs generally in malnourished children. In adults, shigellemia is usually seen in immunocompromised individuals. Here we report the first case of shigellemia in a renal transplant patient from India. The patient had history of diarrhea, which was...
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| author | Suma B Appannanavar Kapil Goyal Rajkumar Garg Pallab Ray Manish Rathi Neelam Taneja |
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| description | Shigellemia is a complication of shigellosis that occurs generally in malnourished children. In adults, shigellemia is usually seen in immunocompromised individuals. Here we report the first case of shigellemia in a renal transplant patient from India. The patient had history of diarrhea, which was treated symptomatically. Subsequently, the patient developed high-grade fever and blood culture was positive for Shigellaflexneri. Recovery was uneventful after the initiation of antimicrobial therapy. In a country like India with high prevalence of shigellosis, screening for Shigella in the pre-transplant period may minimize the morbidity and prolonged hospital stay associated with the complication of septicemia.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8a76594408dc43fdb71f47c4079aa8af2025-08-20T02:16:06ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802014-02-0180210.3855/jidc.3000Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature reviewSuma B Appannanavar0Kapil Goyal1Rajkumar Garg2Pallab Ray3Manish Rathi4Neelam Taneja5Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaPostgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Centre, Chandigarh, IndiaShigellemia is a complication of shigellosis that occurs generally in malnourished children. In adults, shigellemia is usually seen in immunocompromised individuals. Here we report the first case of shigellemia in a renal transplant patient from India. The patient had history of diarrhea, which was treated symptomatically. Subsequently, the patient developed high-grade fever and blood culture was positive for Shigellaflexneri. Recovery was uneventful after the initiation of antimicrobial therapy. In a country like India with high prevalence of shigellosis, screening for Shigella in the pre-transplant period may minimize the morbidity and prolonged hospital stay associated with the complication of septicemia. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/3000post transplantationrenalshigellemia |
| spellingShingle | Suma B Appannanavar Kapil Goyal Rajkumar Garg Pallab Ray Manish Rathi Neelam Taneja Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review Journal of Infection in Developing Countries post transplantation renal shigellemia |
| title | Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review |
| title_full | Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review |
| title_fullStr | Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review |
| title_short | Shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient: a case report and literature review |
| title_sort | shigellemia in a post renal transplant patient a case report and literature review |
| topic | post transplantation renal shigellemia |
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