Disseminated coccidioidomycosis in a liver transplant recipient with negative serology: use of polymerase chain reaction

Liver Transpl. 2006 Aug;12(8):1290-2. doi: 10.1002/lt.20820.

Abstract

Coccidioidomycosis has been previously described in recipients of solid organ transplantation, especially in patients who have lived in or have visited areas endemic for Coccidioides spp. We present a case of coccidioidomycosis in a liver transplant recipient with several unique aspects, including negative serology and positive polymerase chain reaction results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Coccidioidomycosis / blood*
  • Coccidioidomycosis / diagnosis
  • Coccidioidomycosis / therapy
  • Female
  • Fluconazole / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / statistics & numerical data*
  • Radiography
  • Serologic Tests
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibia / microbiology
  • Tibia / pathology

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Fluconazole