Disseminated mucormycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a liver transplant recipient.
Disseminated mucormycosis occurred in a 19 year old female following orthotopic liver transplantation for fulminant Wilson's disease. The causative organism Cunninghamella bertholletiae has previously been described in ten clinical cases, but never before in this setting.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006527:Hepatolenticular Degeneration / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D011183:Postoperative Complications