Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient
This case report discusses a rare life-threatening fungal infection of the postoperative wound in deceased donor renal transplant recipient. A 43-year-old female patient, who is a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease underwent deceased donor renal transpla...
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| author | Satya Sri Birada N. Mallika Srikanth Marla Chintamani Vishnu Vardhana Reddy Vyza V. Chandrahas Reddy A. Santosh Kumar Lakshmi Vemu |
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| description | This case report discusses a rare life-threatening fungal infection of the postoperative wound in deceased donor renal transplant recipient. A 43-year-old female patient, who is a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease underwent deceased donor renal transplantation and developed cutaneous mucormycosis at the postoperative wound site 12 days after renal transplantation. The patient had poor perioperative glycemic control. Successful management included timely identification of fungus, with early initiation of antifungal therapy (with local and systemic liposomal amphotericin B), extensive surgical debridement, and regular wound dressings. The case underscores the importance of strict glycemic control and strict aseptic precautions in the management of transplant recipients and vigilant follow-up posttransplant, particularly in diabetic patients. It highlights the need for a multidisciplinary proactive approach for timely diagnosis and effective management of mucormycosis and related complications. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ceef06dbeafb48319076c38ddfb8eac62025-08-20T02:12:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Transplantation2212-00172212-00252025-01-01191858710.4103/ijot.ijot_73_24Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant RecipientSatya Sri BiradaN. MallikaSrikanth Marla ChintamaniVishnu Vardhana Reddy VyzaV. Chandrahas ReddyA. Santosh KumarLakshmi VemuThis case report discusses a rare life-threatening fungal infection of the postoperative wound in deceased donor renal transplant recipient. A 43-year-old female patient, who is a known case of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease underwent deceased donor renal transplantation and developed cutaneous mucormycosis at the postoperative wound site 12 days after renal transplantation. The patient had poor perioperative glycemic control. Successful management included timely identification of fungus, with early initiation of antifungal therapy (with local and systemic liposomal amphotericin B), extensive surgical debridement, and regular wound dressings. The case underscores the importance of strict glycemic control and strict aseptic precautions in the management of transplant recipients and vigilant follow-up posttransplant, particularly in diabetic patients. It highlights the need for a multidisciplinary proactive approach for timely diagnosis and effective management of mucormycosis and related complications.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijot.ijot_73_24mucormycosispostoperative wound siterenal transplantation recipient |
| spellingShingle | Satya Sri Birada N. Mallika Srikanth Marla Chintamani Vishnu Vardhana Reddy Vyza V. Chandrahas Reddy A. Santosh Kumar Lakshmi Vemu Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient Indian Journal of Transplantation mucormycosis postoperative wound site renal transplantation recipient |
| title | Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient |
| title_full | Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient |
| title_fullStr | Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient |
| title_short | Mucormycosis at Postoperative Wound Site in a Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Recipient |
| title_sort | mucormycosis at postoperative wound site in a deceased donor renal transplant recipient |
| topic | mucormycosis postoperative wound site renal transplantation recipient |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ijot.ijot_73_24 |
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