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.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. victor.leung@mail.mcgill.ca
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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