scholarly journals Fatal Case of Trichoderma harzianumInfection in a Renal Transplant Recipient

1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 3751-3755 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep Guarro ◽  
María Isabel Antolín-Ayala ◽  
Josepa Gené ◽  
Jesús Gutiérrez-Calzada ◽  
Carlos Nieves-Díez ◽  
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We describe the second known case of human infection byTrichoderma harzianum. A disseminated fungal infection was detected in the postmortem examination of a renal transplant recipient and confirmed in culture. The only other reported infection by this fungus caused peritonitis in a diabetic patient. The in vitro antifungal susceptibilities of the clinical strain and three other strains of Trichoderma species to six antifungal drugs are provided. This case illustrates the widening spectrum of opportunisticTrichoderma spp. in immunocompromised patients and emphasizes the problems in diagnosing invasive fungal diseases.

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-165
Author(s):  
Tânia Mara L.B. Araújo ◽  
Geraldo B. Silva Junior ◽  
Orivaldo A. Barbosa ◽  
Rafael S.A. Lima ◽  
Elizabeth F. Daher

Histoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the dimorphic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.. The disseminated form is usually found in immunocompromised patients. A 53 year-old man, renal transplant recipient, was admitted with fever, dyspnea, productive cough, adynamia and weight loss. He was septic, but hemodynamically stable. The tracheal aspirate found intracellular fungi and the peripheral blood exam was compatible with histoplasmosis. The patient presented a progressive worsening of respiratory pattern and needed mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs and hemodialysis. A large spectrum antimicrobial therapy was started, including amphotericin B, but the patient died. Keyword: Disseminated histoplasmosis. Kidney transplantation. Immunosuppression DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jom.v12i2.7125 JOM 2011; 12(2): 163-165


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. e12704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elie Helou ◽  
Matthew Grant ◽  
Marie Landry ◽  
Xinyu Wu ◽  
Jon S. Morrow ◽  
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Medicine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 95 (7) ◽  
pp. e2243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Oliva ◽  
Alessia Cipolla ◽  
Francesca Gizzi ◽  
Alessandra D’Abramo ◽  
Marco Favaro ◽  
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Nephrology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 619-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUI-PONG SIU ◽  
KAY-TAI LEUNG ◽  
MATTHEW KA-HANG TONG ◽  
YUK-LUNG KWOK ◽  
PIK-KEI WONG ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 144
Author(s):  
Maxwell Olenski ◽  
Catriona Halliday ◽  
James Gullifer ◽  
Elena Martinez ◽  
Amy Crowe ◽  
...  

Mycetoma is a chronic, granulomatous, subcutaneous infection caused by several species of fungi and soil-inhabiting bacteria, and is divided into eumycetoma and actinomycetoma, respectively. Endemicity is described with worldwide distribution within the “mycetoma belt”; however, the global burden is ill-defined. Mycetoma is rare in Australia, with only a few published case reports. Over time, the breadth of eumycetoma pathogens has expanded with local epidemiology accounting for variations in regional prevalence. Direct inoculation of pathogens typically heralds the triad of subcutaneous mass, sinus formation and discharging grains. We describe a case of eumycetoma in a 48-year-old male Filipino renal transplant recipient who presented with a painless slow-growing elbow lesion. Ultrasonography revealed two ovoid masses and surgical excision ensued. Histopathology revealed necrotising granulomata with numerous chestnut-brown thick-walled cells, septate hyphae, and occasional grains. On suspicion of localised chromoblastomycosis, the isolate was sent to a reference laboratory which identified the fungus as Falciformispora lignatilis, an organism not hitherto associated with human infection. Amongst the solid organ transplant cohort, similar atypical presentations have been described. Clinicians need to consider eumycetoma where an epidemiological link with the tropics exists, especially in atypical presentations in transplant recipients, including absent preceding trauma.


2009 ◽  
Vol 87 (12) ◽  
pp. 1898-1899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minh-Son Luong ◽  
Caroline Bret ◽  
Sylvain Godreuil ◽  
Dominique Terru ◽  
Guillaume Chong ◽  
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