Renal transplant patient survives a donor-derived abdominal invasive mucormycosis (Lichtheimia ramos a).
Med Mycol Case Rep
; 30: 39-42, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening invasive fungal infection, most commonly described in severely immunocompromised patients. It is characterized by rapid invasive growth of the fungus and often with fatal outcome. We report a case of a renal transplant recipient diagnosed with a donor-derived invasive mucormycosis. In this patient, we used a step-wise approach of withdrawal of immunosuppressants, antifungal induction therapy, extensive surgical debridement of all (potentially) infected tissue, abdominal irrigation of liposomal amphotericin B and interferon gamma. Due to rapid diagnosis and intensive therapy the patient survived.
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Med Mycol Case Rep
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2020
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