Paradoxical Reaction of Tuberculosis in a Heart Transplant Recipient During Antituberculosis Therapy: A Case Report

Tuberculous paradoxical reactions (PRs) are excessive immune reactions occurring after antituberculosis (TB) treatment and are commonly observed in immunocompromised hosts such as patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: A. Wakamiya, O. Seguchi, A. Shionoiri, Y. Kumai, K. Kuroda, S. Nakajima, M. Yanase, S. Matsuda, K. Wada, Y. Matsumoto, S. Fukushima, T. Fujita, J. Kobayashi, N. Fukushima Tags: Original Contributions: Case Reports Source Type: research