Laryngeal stridor and myocardial infarction in a renal transplant recipient.
A living-unrelated renal transplant recipient presented with a history of fever with chills and rigors for 3 days. Clinically, the cause of the fever could not be localized. During a hospital stay of 72 hours, the patient developed sore throat, laryngeal stridor and acute myocardial infarction. A post-mortem revealed disseminated mucormycosis involving the larynx, heart, intestines, brain and the transplanted kidney.
Department of Nephrology, Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt, New Delhi 110010, India.
Prem P
PP
Varma
Ashok K
AK
Hooda
Sonia
S
Badwal
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*