title: [Zygomycosis following liver transplantation in adults: report of three cases].
abstract: We report three cases of zygomycosis following liver transplant in a series of 300 patients. Diagnosis was determined via anatomicopathological examination (on necropsy in two cases and during surgery in one case). The disease had different manifestations: rhinomaxillary, gastrointestinal and, in one case, it compromised the liver artery anastomosis. In this case, surgical removal of the affected region and use of amphotericin B achieved resolution.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Transplante Hepático do Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS. txhepatico@santacasa.tche.br
authors.forename: Ajacio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandão
authors.forename: Claudio Augusto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Marroni
authors.forename: Carlos Thadeu
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cerski
authors.forename: Ana Luiza
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gleisner
authors.forename: Maria Lúcia
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Zanotelli
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantisani
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B