Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4259760 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A 61-year-old Italian man, who underwent a renal transplantation 8 years ago, receiving azathioprine, prednisone, and cyclosporine for immunosuppressive therapy, presented with a large reddish indurated plaque with a central ulcer, which was slowly enlarged, on the right knee. From the diseased tissue biopsy, a dematiaceous fungus matching Alternaria alternata in all essential characters was isolated in pure culture. This is an uncommon fungal complication in a kidney transplant patient. A detailed morphological description of the isolate is provided as well as review of the literature.
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Authors
C. Farina, E. Gotti, A. Parma, L. Naldi, A. Goglio,