We report a case of post-transplant liver graft infection with Schistosoma spp in a migrant from sub-Saharan Africa transplanted for HBV-related cirrhosis and with undiagnosed schistosomiasis pre-transplantation. The occurrence of tropical diseases in non-endemic areas warrants screening protocols for organ donors and recipients with a history of exposure in endemic areas.
Post-transplant liver graft schistosomiasis in a migrant from Sub-Saharan Africa / Carrai, Paola; Zammarchi, Lorenzo; Pollina, Luca Emanuele; Giordani, Luca; Mangano, Valentina; Iapoce, Riccardo; Rinaldi, Francesca; Bartoloni, Alessandro; Filipponi, Franco; De Simone, Paolo; Bruschi, Fabrizio. - In: TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - ISSN 1398-2273. - ELETTRONICO. - 20:(2018), pp. e12950-e12950. [10.1111/tid.12950]
Post-transplant liver graft schistosomiasis in a migrant from Sub-Saharan Africa
Zammarchi, Lorenzo;Rinaldi, Francesca;Bartoloni, Alessandro;
2018
Abstract
We report a case of post-transplant liver graft infection with Schistosoma spp in a migrant from sub-Saharan Africa transplanted for HBV-related cirrhosis and with undiagnosed schistosomiasis pre-transplantation. The occurrence of tropical diseases in non-endemic areas warrants screening protocols for organ donors and recipients with a history of exposure in endemic areas.
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