title: Candida arteritis occurring in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: We report the first case, to our knowledge, of Candida arteritis in a liver transplant recipient. The patient presented with hemorrhagic shock requiring emergency arterial repair. As Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata were growing in the arterial tissue, the patient received antifungal therapy for 5 months, but died because of chronic graft dysfunction. No evidence of fungal infection was found in the tissue on postmortem examination.
authors.affiliation: Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge - Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lladó
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Solé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bodro
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baliellas
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sabé
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carratalà
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fabregat
mesh_terms: D000077612:Anidulafungin; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001167:Arteritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065819:Voriconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D000077612:Anidulafungin; D065819:Voriconazole
keywords: Candida; arteritis; infection; liver transplantation