@article{7087, keywords = {Aged, Cryptosporidiosis, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Graft Rejection, Heart Transplantation, Humans, Immunosuppression, Leprostatic Agents, Leprosy, Borderline, Leprosy, lepromatous, Male, Mycobacterium tuberculosis}, author = {Gasink LB and Seymour C and Blumberg EA and Goldberg LR and Fishman N}, title = {An uncommon presentation of an uncommon disease: leprosy in a heart transplant recipient.}, abstract = {

The effect of solid-organ transplantation on the acquisition, presentation and course of leprosy is unknown. We present a case of leprosy in a heart transplant recipient with multiple unique features possibly attributed to altered immune function.

}, year = {2006}, journal = {The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation}, volume = {25}, pages = {854-6}, month = {2006 Jul}, issn = {1557-3117}, doi = {10.1016/j.healun.2006.03.016}, language = {eng}, }