Paracoccidioidomycosis in a renal transplant recipient

M A Shikanai-Yasuda; M I Duarte; D F Nunes; C S Lacaz; E Sabagga; E Abdala; A J Duarte; M H Lopes

doi:10.1080/02681219580000781

Paracoccidioidomycosis in a renal transplant recipient

J Med Vet Mycol. 1995 Nov-Dec;33(6):411-4. doi: 10.1080/02681219580000781.

Authors

M A Shikanai-Yasuda¹, M I Duarte, D F Nunes, C S Lacaz, E Sabagga, E Abdala, A J Duarte, M H Lopes

Affiliation

¹ Depto. de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias da FMUSP, Brazil.

PMID: 8683410
DOI: 10.1080/02681219580000781

Abstract

Paracoccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection rarely described in immunodeficient patients. We report a severe case of pulmonary paracoccidioidomycosis in a renal transplant recipient and demonstrate deficiencies of in vitro lymphocytic transformation assays, skin hypersensitivity tests, as well as low levels of antibodies to Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host*
Kidney Transplantation*
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / immunology*
Opportunistic Infections / pathology
Paracoccidioidomycosis / drug therapy
Paracoccidioidomycosis / immunology*
Paracoccidioidomycosis / pathology
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / immunology*
Postoperative Complications / pathology