Renal Microsporidiosis in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: A Case Series.

Saloni Shah, Sheba Sweetline Jacob, Rama Mani, Ashok Parameswaran, Sunil Kumar, Rajeev A Annigeri, Raja Mahesh, Ramya Uppuluri

Turk patoloji dergisi 2020

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Microsporidiosis is a rare, but emerging opportunistic infection in solid organ transplant and stem cell transplant recipients. Renal involvement in microsporidiosis is very rarely seen in these recipients. We describe two cases of pediatric renal microsporidiosis, diagnosed on renal biopsies, following bone marrow transplantation presenting as severe acute kidney injury. The first patient died, whereas the second survived due to early diagnosis based on high index of suspicion and prompt treatment with Albendazole. We believe these are the first such reported cases of renal microsporidiosis in pediatric bone marrow transplant recipients.

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Saloni Shah, Sheba Sweetline Jacob, Rama Mani, Ashok Parameswaran, Sunil Kumar, Rajeev A Annigeri, Raja Mahesh, Ramya Uppuluri. Renal Microsporidiosis in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients: A Case Series. Turk patoloji dergisi. 2020;36(1):68-72