Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 19: 503-504
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Abdominal gas is not always bowel associated: lessons from an allograft recipient
1Department of Nephrology 2Department of Urology Christian Medical College Vellore, Tamil Nadu India Email: george@cmcvellore.ac.in
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Case
A 39-year-old female, who underwent renal transplantation 2 years earlier, was referred to our unit with a 2 week history of high-grade fever and graft dysfunction. She was on an immunosuppressive regime containing cyclosporin, azathioprine and prednisolone. Six months post-transplantation she developed hyperglycaemia and was treated with insulin. Nine months later she developed disseminated tuberculosis and received antituberculous therapy. At the time of referral, apart from immunosuppressives, she was on isoniazid
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