Aspergillus niger causing tracheobronchitis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a lung transplant recipient: case report.
A case of invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger in a lung transplant recipient is described. The patient presented hyperglycemia starting postoperatively, with other complications such as cytomegalovirus infection. The associated predisposing factors and other implications are discussed. Aspergillus niger seems to be a fungal species of low virulence that requires the presence of a severely immunosuppressed host to cause invasive disease.
Xavier
Melissa Orzechowski
MO
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS.
Sales
Maria da Penha Uchoa
Mda P
Camargo
José de Jesus Peixoto
Jde J
Pasqualotto
Alessandro Comarú
AC
Severo
Luiz Carlos
LC
D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*