Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Blastomycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient With BK Virus Infection: A Case Report

This is the first case report from Turkey to describe a renal transplant complicated by subcutaneous blastomycosis and BK infection. The cutaneous lesions were successfully treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole. The presence of BK infection led to graft failure. Infections with uncommonly seen...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation proceedings 2019-03, Vol.51 (2), p.565-567
Hauptverfasser:	Ergin, G., Deger, S.M., Guz, G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use BK Virus Blastomycosis - drug therapy Blastomycosis - immunology Coinfection Fluconazole - therapeutic use Humans Immunocompromised Host Kidney Transplantation - adverse effects Male Polyomavirus Infections - immunology Tumor Virus Infections - immunology Turkey
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Zusammenfassung:	This is the first case report from Turkey to describe a renal transplant complicated by subcutaneous blastomycosis and BK infection. The cutaneous lesions were successfully treated with amphotericin B and fluconazole. The presence of BK infection led to graft failure. Infections with uncommonly seen organisms should be kept in mind due to the impaired T-cell immunity in transplantation.
ISSN:	0041-1345 1873-2623
DOI:	10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.12.018