This case report describes a 42-year-old male from Arizona with a complex course characterised by fever following an orthotopic liver transplant. A general approach to fever in the post-transplant patient is discussed, along with specific considerations regarding travel in post-transplant patients or those on immunosuppressants for other indications. A/Prof Camille Kotton and Dr Simran Gupta from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital take listeners through the case and related issues in a step-by-step manner at a level targeted for trainees and generalists.

Guest
A/Prof Camille Kotton (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)Dr Simran Gupta (Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University)

Hosts
Associate Professor Stephen Bacchi FRACP (Fulbright Fellow, Mass General Brigham; University of Adelaide)
Christina Gao (University of Adelaide)

Production
Produced by Stephen Bacchi and Mic Cavazzini. Music licenced from Epidemic Sound includes ‘Rockin’ for Decades’ by Blue Texas and ‘Brighton Breakdown’ by BDBs. Image created and copyrighted by RACP. 

Editorial feedback kindly provided by doctors Maansi Arora, Brandon Stretton, Matt Lim and Ben Cook.

Key Reference (Spoiler Alert)

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Coccidioidal Meningitis after Liver Transplantation in a Nonendemic Region: A Case Report [Transplantation 2006]

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