POS-110 ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY WITH LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS IN A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT : A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Parasitic infections post Kidney transplant are not much studied and are associated with unfavorable outcomes in terms of patient morbidity and mortality.India is a tropical country with a heavy disease burden of parasitic infections(1).Post Kidney transplant parasitic infections can occur by following ways a) acquisition of the parasite at the time of transplantation-donor derived(either with the allograft or with blood products), b) post-transplantation period, through the traditional route of infection or c) reactivation of a dormant infection due to use of immunosuppressive medications.