title: [Cerebral and renal aspergillosis in a patient with orthotopic heart transplant: diagnosis, treatment and follow-up].
abstract: A cardiac transplant recipient developed systemic aspergillosis with abscesses from aspergillus fumigatus in the brain and the right kidney. Surgical resections were performed (lobectomy for the brain abscess, partial resection for the renal abscess followed, after extension of the infection, by right nephrectomy) combined with therapy with itraconazole, a new antimycotic agent. Recovery from the infection was obtained and at 18 months of follow-up the patient feels well without signs of recurrences of the infection.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mirri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Iacobitti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ferretti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gamba
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mamprin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fiocchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrazzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Binetti
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Aspergillosi cerebrale e renale in un paziente con trapianto cardiaco ortotopico: diagnosi, trattamento e follow-up.