title: A 45-Year-Old Woman With 3 Weeks of Cough and Night Sweats.
abstract: A 45-year-old woman who received a renal transplant 7 years prior presented with a 3-week history of low-grade fever, night sweats, and a dry cough with scant sputum production. Additionally, she reported generalized weakness and increased fatigability. She denied hemoptysis or weight loss, and there had been no change in medication or foreign travel. She had no history of latent tuberculosis or sick contacts. She had recently relocated to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She was sexually active with her boyfriend who worked as a prison guard. She also reported that she was briefly incarcerated 7 years ago shortly after her renal transplantation. Her immunosuppression consisted of tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: tkyaw@tulane.edu.
authors.forename: Than Htaik
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kyaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Lacey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
authors.forename: Ross C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Klingsberg
mesh_terms: D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D016559:Tacrolimus / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D011241:Prednisone; D016559:Tacrolimus