Acute death caused by invasive aspergillosis after living-donor liver transplantation despite good graft function: a case report

Acute death caused by invasive aspergillosis after living-donor liver transplantation despite good graft function: a case report

Abstract Background Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is one of the most serious causes of death after liver transplantation (LT). IA is the second most common fungal infection, and its mortality rate exceeds 80%. Case presentation A 67-year-old man presented to our hospital because of fulminant hepatitis...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Tomiyama, Takashi Motomura, Norifumi Iseda, Akinari Morinaga, Tomonari Shimagaki, Takeshi Kurihara, Huanlin Wang, Takeo Toshima, Yoshihiro Nagao, Shinji Itoh, Noboru Harada, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Masaki Mori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2021-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Invasive aspergillosis
Liver transplantation
Antifungal treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01203-w
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