Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand.
Rhodococcosis
immunocompromised
lobectomy
lung abscess
pleural effusion
Journal
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
ISSN: 1399-3062
Titre abrégé: Transpl Infect Dis
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 100883688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Feb 2023
Historique:
revised:
26
09
2022
received:
07
09
2022
accepted:
29
09
2022
pubmed:
29
10
2022
medline:
25
2
2023
entrez:
28
10
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The case discussed involves a 69-year-old Thai woman who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation 9 months before this event. She presented with fever without localizing signs or symptoms. However, her chest images revealed mass-like consolidation in the left upper lobe. Blood culture and lung tissue identified Rhodococcus equi. She was successfully treated with a combination of antimicrobial therapy, optimization of immunosuppressants, and surgical resection.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e13984Informations de copyright
© 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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