Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients
Fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. The causative agent and the risk factors differ depending on the period after the kidney transplant. Also the incidence varies according to the geographical area. We are reporting three cases of funga...
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| author | Mahesh Eswarappa P. Vijay Varma Rakesh Madhyastha Sujeeth Reddy M. S. Gireesh K. C. Gurudev Vijaya V. Mysorekar Beena Hemanth |
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| description | Fungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. The causative agent and the risk factors differ depending on the period after the kidney transplant. Also the incidence varies according to the geographical area. We are reporting three cases of fungal infections in renal transplant recipients. Two of them have etiological agents which are common among immunosuppressed patients, but with an atypical clinical presentation, while one of them is a subcutaneous infection caused by a less frequent dematiaceous fungus, Aureobasidium pullulans. These cases highlight how a high index of clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis is very much essential for better outcome. The emerging fungal infections and paucity of data regarding their management pose a challenge to the transplant physicians. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cb2bb7addb3344d08d543afd4639950d2025-08-20T03:23:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Transplantation2090-69432090-69512015-01-01201510.1155/2015/292307292307Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant RecipientsMahesh Eswarappa0P. Vijay Varma1Rakesh Madhyastha2Sujeeth Reddy3M. S. Gireesh4K. C. Gurudev5Vijaya V. Mysorekar6Beena Hemanth7Department of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Nephrology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, M. S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital, MSR Nagar, MSRIT Post, Bangalore, Karnataka 560054, IndiaFungal infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in renal transplant recipients. The causative agent and the risk factors differ depending on the period after the kidney transplant. Also the incidence varies according to the geographical area. We are reporting three cases of fungal infections in renal transplant recipients. Two of them have etiological agents which are common among immunosuppressed patients, but with an atypical clinical presentation, while one of them is a subcutaneous infection caused by a less frequent dematiaceous fungus, Aureobasidium pullulans. These cases highlight how a high index of clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis is very much essential for better outcome. The emerging fungal infections and paucity of data regarding their management pose a challenge to the transplant physicians.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292307 |
| spellingShingle | Mahesh Eswarappa P. Vijay Varma Rakesh Madhyastha Sujeeth Reddy M. S. Gireesh K. C. Gurudev Vijaya V. Mysorekar Beena Hemanth Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients Case Reports in Transplantation |
| title | Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients |
| title_full | Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients |
| title_short | Unusual Fungal Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients |
| title_sort | unusual fungal infections in renal transplant recipients |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292307 |
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