Aspergillus infection limited to renal allograft: case report and review of literature.
We report a case of a 28-year-old recipient of a cadaveric renal transplant who developed Aspergillus infection in the allograft without having disseminated disease. We review the previously reported cases of isolated Aspergillus in kidney transplant recipients and discuss the possible route of transmission in our patient. We also discuss the alternate but successful treatment that our patient received.
Linden
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Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. Ellena.Linden@mssm.edu
Restrepo
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Dikman
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Murphy
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Huprikar
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D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole