Fusarium solani in the post-transplant patient: an unusual fungus

Int J Low Extrem Wounds. 2008 Mar;7(1):38-40. doi: 10.1177/1534734607313879.

Abstract

The incidence of fungal infections in post-transplant patients ranges from 2% to 50%, and more uncommon pathogens are being isolated. Earlier, the fungi seen were candida, aspergillus, and cryptococcus; and of late, histoplasma, coccidiodomycoses, and dematiaceous fungi are seen. In this article, a patient with invasive fusariosis is presented, and literature of this uncommon fungus is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amputation, Surgical
  • Dermatomycoses / immunology*
  • Foot Ulcer / microbiology*
  • Foot Ulcer / surgery
  • Fusarium*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Kidney Transplantation* / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies