Question

A 35 year-old male has recently been the recipient of a kidney transplant. He has been feeling well until two weeks ago, when he experienced a soar throat, fever, chills, profound malaise, and myalgia.

Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly may be observed.

His medication include cyclosporine.

Questions:

1. Could this patient be suffering from an infectious disease?

2. Why would this patient be susceptible to an opportunistic infection?

3. How could an infection of this type be potentially eliminated?

4. Are healthcare workers at risk for infections of this type?

5. Can congenital infections of this type occur?

6. How can this disease be diagnosed

Answer 1

1. Yes. Patient be suffering from an infectious disease.

We can say patient suffering from an infectious disease because patient have the following symptoms;:-

• Fever
• Chills
• Sore throat
• Malaise

Above symptoms are the indicators to detect, as patient is having infection.

2. The patients who underwent renal transplantation are susceptible for opportunistic infections. And most of the deaths after renal transplantation are due to opportunistic infection.

They are more prone for opportunistic infection because, they receive steroidal therapy or immunosuppressive therapy to prevent rejection of renal transplantation.

So that patients become immunocompromised that leads to opportunistic infections.

3. This type of infections ate potentially eliminated by the following measures.

• Maintain strict personal hygiene
• Using aseptic precautions while doing any of the procedure
• Health care personnel should follow Meticulous hand washing before and after touching the patient
• Quarantine to be maintained
• Environmental sanitation to be maintained

4. No healthcare workers are not at risk for this infections. Because this type of infections only occur in immunocompromised persons.