Devastating Invasive Aspergillus Infection Following Commercial Kidney Transplantation: Case Report, Review of Literature, and Ethical Issues

We described an extraordinary case of invasive aspergillosis (IA) after commercial kidney transplantation. Massive infestation by angiotrophic fungi with morphological features of Aspergillus caused fungal arteritis of renal blood vessels with detachment of the kidney graft from the iliac artery wit...

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Published in:Transplant research and risk management 2024-02, Vol.16, p.1-6
Main Authors: Basok, Anna, Romanjuk, Elvira, Rogachev, Boris, Haviv, Yosef Shmuel, Halevy, Ruth Shaco, Vorobiov, Marina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Caspofungin
Ethical aspects
galactomannan
Health aspects
Infection
invasive aspergillosis
Israel
Kidneys
Mortality
Organ transplant recipients
transplant tourism
Transplantation
Travel industry
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Summary:We described an extraordinary case of invasive aspergillosis (IA) after commercial kidney transplantation. Massive infestation by angiotrophic fungi with morphological features of Aspergillus caused fungal arteritis of renal blood vessels with detachment of the kidney graft from the iliac artery with ipsilateral leg ischemia, necessitating graft removal and recurrent vascular surgery to restore the blood supply to the leg. A literature review comprising various features of invasive aspergillosis and ethical aspects of commercial kidney transplantations is elucidated in this paper. Keywords: invasive aspergillosis, IA, transplant tourism, TT, galactomannan
ISSN:1179-1616
1179-1616
DOI:10.2147/TRRM.S425072