Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3338336 | Indian Journal of Transplantation | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Infections following renal transplantation remain a major cause of morbidity and death. Aspergillus fumigates is an invasive opportunistic fungal infection with a rapid course and grave prognosis. Early diagnosis is critical for a favourable outcome in invasive aspergillusis, but is difficult to achieve with easy methods of diagnosis; deep tissue diagnostic specimens are often difficult to obtain from critically ill patients. We report a case of cadaver donor renal allograft recipient who had a fatal pulmonary infection with rapid downhill course due to Aspergillus fumigatus.
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Authors
P. Shrijjaa, V.N. Unni, A. Mathew, R. Rajesh, G. Kurien,