Disseminated blastomycosis in a transplant patient

Douglas Challener; Omar Abu Saleh

doi:10.1111/tid.12870

Disseminated blastomycosis in a transplant patient

Transpl Infect Dis. 2018 Apr;20(2):e12870. doi: 10.1111/tid.12870. Epub 2018 Mar 25.

Authors

Douglas Challener¹, Omar Abu Saleh²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

PMID: 29512289
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12870

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman from Wisconsin with past medical history of kidney transplantation from her sibling 8 weeks prior, presented with symptoms of shortness of breath, cough, and a new skin rash over a 2-week period.

Keywords: blastomycosis; infection; kidney transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Blastomycosis / drug therapy
Blastomycosis / etiology*
Blastomycosis / pathology
Female
Humans
Itraconazole / therapeutic use
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
Middle Aged

Substances

Antifungal Agents
liposomal amphotericin B
Itraconazole
Amphotericin B