Gastrointestinal bleeding in a kidney transplant recipient.
Clin Nephrol
; 101(3): 152-154, 2024 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Opportunistic infections are common in transplant recipients, but gastrointestinal bleed is rarely reported to be due to opportunistic fungal infections, and hence could present as a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of disseminated histoplasmosis in a kidney transplant recipient whose initial presentation was acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding with no other symptoms. The colonoscopy showed scattered punchout circular colonic ulcers with biopsy revealing budding yeasts consistent with a diagnosis of histoplasmosis. The patient was successfully treated with a prolonged course of intravenous amphotericin B followed by oral itraconazole.
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Transplante de Rim
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Histoplasmose
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Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article