Refractory Giardiasis in a kidney transplant recipient

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2021; 7 : e687
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20212_687

  Topic: Parasitic diseases     Category:

Abstract

Giardiasis is a relatively rare parasitic infection causing gastrointestinal disease in patients after a solid organ transplant. In the background of immunosuppression, the infection is often missed and hence can lead to complications. Here, we present a case of a patient who received a living donor kidney transplant and later presented with persistent diarrhoea and acute allograft dysfunction. The patient was investigated for potential causes of diarrhoea in the post-transplant setting. As the patient continued to have symptoms, an endoscopic biopsy from the duodenum was done, which clinched the diagnosis.

To cite this article

Refractory Giardiasis in a kidney transplant recipient

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine 2021; 7 : e687
DOI: 10.32113/idtm_20212_687

Publication History

Submission date: 09 Jul 2020

Revised on: 14 Jul 2020

Accepted on: 15 Jul 2020

Published online: 09 Feb 2021