Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient.
We report a case of Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a patient who died 14 days after cadaveric-liver transplantation. His condition was complicated by Enterococcus faecium peritonitis. Direct microscopy analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimens showed septate hyphae. A dematiaceous mold was recovered and identified as L. theobromae by microscopic morphology and EF1alpha gene sequencing.
Woo
Patrick C Y
PC
State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Lau
Susanna K P
SK
Ngan
Antonio H Y
AH
Tse
Herman
H
Tung
Edward T K
ET
Yuen
Kwok-Yung
KY
D001203:Ascomycota / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D016984:Enterococcus faecium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / Q000235:genetics; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014180:Transplantation
D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1