A patient who recently received a transplanted kidney nearly lost his life due to complications from the transplant. Ten weeks after the procedure, he was readmitted to the ICU because his body had become infested with a harmful parasitic worm. Investigations revealed that the donor of the kidney had previously been infected with this parasite. As a result, the kidney had transferred the worm to the new recipient.

You can read the full story about this intriguing case in this article.

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