Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Diagnosis and Treatment in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in a kidney transplant recipient is a rare illness with only one other reported case in the literature.. We present a case of a 70-year-old kidney transplant recipient female who presented complaining of decreased vision of her right eye. She was diagnosed with CMV retinitis and started on intravenous ganciclovir. After three weeks of therapy, the patient has had no signs of CMV retinitis.. With only one other previous case report of CMV retinitis in a kidney transplant patient, appropriate treatment and predictability of recurrence are unknown.

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Sepsis-like histoplasmosis in a kidney transplant patient

Brazilian Journal of Nephrology ◽

10.1590/1678-4685-jbn-3767 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 95-97 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ana Raquel Fernandes ◽

Laila Almeida Viana ◽

Juliana Busato Mansur ◽

Mariana de Moraes Françoso ◽

Daniel Wagner de Castro Lima Santos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Transplant Recipient ◽

Skin Biopsy ◽

Kidney Transplant ◽

Liposomal Amphotericin ◽

Transplant Patient ◽

Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽

Kidney Transplant Patient ◽

Fungus Infection ◽

Immunosuppressed Patients ◽

Severe Manifestation

Abstract Histoplasmosis is a fungus infection that mainly affects immunosuppressed patients. The authors present a case of a kidney transplant recipient who developed sepsis-like histoplasmosis, na atypical but severe manifestation of the disease. The fungus was found in blood and in a skin biopsy, and the treatment with liposomal amphotericin resulted in hepatotoxicity.

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Trichodysplasia spinulosa in a renal transplant patient: A case report of successful treatment

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports ◽

10.1177/2050313x20953039 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 2050313X2095303

Author(s):

Camille Pennou ◽

Eileen Javidi ◽

Julie Lecours ◽

Annie Bélisle ◽

Sandra Davar

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Renal Transplant ◽

Transplant Recipient ◽

Immunosuppressive Therapy ◽

Kidney Transplant ◽

Renal Transplant Patient ◽

Transplant Patient ◽

Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Immunocompromised Patients

Trichodysplasia spinulosa is a rare cutaneous disease caused by the trichodysplasia spinulosa–associated polyomavirus. It occurs more frequently in immunocompromised patients, particularly in solid organ transplants. A few successful treatments have been described in the literature. In our report, we present a biopsy-proven trichodysplasia spinulosa case in a kidney transplant recipient who rapidly responded to a reduction of his immunosuppressive therapy.

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Powassan Virus Infection Likely Acquired Through Blood Transfusion Presenting as Encephalitis in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Clinical Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/cid/ciaa738 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lindsay Taylor ◽

Taryn Condon ◽

Eric M Destrampe ◽

Jennifer A Brown ◽

Jeanette McGavic ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Transfusion ◽

Virus Infection ◽

Transplant Recipient ◽

Kidney Transplant ◽

Transplant Patient ◽

Kidney Transplant Recipient ◽

Kidney Transplant Patient ◽

Powassan Virus

Abstract A kidney transplant patient without known tick exposure developed encephalitis 3 weeks after transplantation. During the transplant hospitalization, the patient had received a blood transfusion from an asymptomatic donor later discovered to have been infected with Powassan virus. Here, we describe a probable instance of transfusion-transmitted Powassan virus infection.

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