Case of Renal Aspergillosis after Heart Transplant: Diagnosis and Treatment.

Aspergillus Fungal infection Heart transplant Invasive aspergillosis

Journal

International journal of organ transplantation medicine
ISSN: 2008-6482
Titre abrégé: Int J Organ Transplant Med
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 101535773

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
entrez: 6 1 2022
pubmed: 7 1 2022
medline: 7 1 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a severe complication after heart transplantation (HTx), with a high mortality rate. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common presentation. We herein describe a unique case of Renal aspergillosis (RAsp) diagnosed on month 10 post-HTx with no known risk factors for IPA in cardiac transplant recipients. The diagnosis of RAsp was made based on radiographic findings, renal biopsy, and tissue cultures. The patient initially received combined antifungal therapy (caspofungin and voriconazole) without radical or partial nephrectomy, followed by voriconazole maintenance monotherapy with favorable clinical outcomes.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34987739
pii: ijotm-12-50
pmc: PMC8717961

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

50-52

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

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Auteurs

M Mahdavi (M)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

G Mortaz-Hejri (G)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

H Shahzadi (H)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

H R Pouraliakbar (HR)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

A Amin (A)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

M Hesami (M)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

B Naghavi (B)

Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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