title: Candida vascular complication in a liver transplant recipient due to yeast contamination of preservation solution.
abstract: Infections remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation. One possible cause of infection is preservation fluid contamination. Donor-derived pathogens, such as Candida albicans, have occasionally produced life-threatening complications in organ recipients, already described in renal transplantation. In the present case, we report the loss of a liver graft secondary to vascular complications because of C. albicans found in the preservation fluid. Our case report raises the question of implementing procedures, similar to those in renal transplantation, including early antifungal treatment and repeated radiological monitoring for the prevention and detection of vascular complications.
authors: Réanimation digestive, Service d'Anesthésie et des Réanimations Chirurgicales, GH Henri Mondor, Créteil, France.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Levesque
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Suet
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Merle
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Compagnon
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Amathieu
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Feray
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Botterel
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Foulet
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Azoulay
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Dhonneur
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000382:microbiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions
keywords: Candida albicans; aneurysm; fungal infection; liver transplantation; preservation solution; vascular complications