In recent years, black fungi have been increasingly reported as causing opportunistic infections after solid organ transplantation. Here, we report a case of insidious, relentless, and multifocal Exophiala xenobiotica infection in a kidney transplant recipient that eventually required multiple surgical excisions along with oral and intravenous antifungal combination therapy using liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole. We compare the present case with all previously reported cases of Exophiala infection after kidney transplantation.
Multifocal phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala xenobiotica in a kidney transplant recipient / Palmisano, Alessandra; Morio, F.; Le Pape, P.; DEGLI ANTONI, Anna Maria; Ricci, Roberto; Zucchi, Alfredo; Vaglio, Augusto; Piotti, Giovanni; Antoniotti, Riccardo; Cremaschi, Elena; Buzio, Carlo; Maggiore, Umberto. - In: TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE. - ISSN 1398-2273. - 17:2(2015), pp. 297-302. [10.1111/tid.12350]
Multifocal phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala xenobiotica in a kidney transplant recipient
ZUCCHI, Alfredo;MAGGIORE, UMBERTO
2015-01-01
Abstract
In recent years, black fungi have been increasingly reported as causing opportunistic infections after solid organ transplantation. Here, we report a case of insidious, relentless, and multifocal Exophiala xenobiotica infection in a kidney transplant recipient that eventually required multiple surgical excisions along with oral and intravenous antifungal combination therapy using liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole. We compare the present case with all previously reported cases of Exophiala infection after kidney transplantation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
