Successful bilateral lung transplantation from a deceased donor with active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Published: April 2014

In the present report, we describe a case wherein a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection developed in the recipient after successful bilateral lung transplantation because of a solitary pulmonary nodule in the donor.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.11.077DOI Listing

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