Severe cerebral aspergillosis after liver transplant.
Cerebral aspergillosis is a rare complication of liver transplantation. We present the case of a 34-year-old woman with multiple brain lesions discovered 8 days after orthotopic liver transplant for autoimmune hepatitis. The epidemiology, differential diagnosis, diagnostic strategies, and management of cerebral aspergillosis are discussed.
Leung
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Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. victor.leung@mail.mcgill.ca
Stefanovic
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Sheppard
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D000328:Adult; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020953:Neuroaspergillosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index