Resumen

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.

Palabras clave: Post transplantation; renal; shigellemia.

2014-02-14   |   401 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 8 Núm.2. Febrero 2014 Pags. 237-239 J Infect Developing Countries 2014; 8(2)