Candida arteritis occurring in a liver transplant recipient

We report the first case, to our knowledge, of Candida arteritis in a liver transplant recipient. The patient presented with hemorrhagic shock requiring emergency arterial repair. As Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata were growing in the arterial tissue, the patient received...

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Published in:Transplant infectious disease 2014-06, Vol.16 (3), p.465-468
Main Authors: Lladó, L., Solé, C., Bodro, M., Baliellas, C., Sabé, N., Petit, A., Ramos, E., Carratalà, J., Fabregat, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
arteritis
Arteritis - drug therapy
Arteritis - microbiology
Arteritis - mortality
Arteritis - pathology
Candida
Candida glabrata
Candidiasis - complications
Candidiasis - drug therapy
Candidiasis - pathology
Echinocandins - administration & dosage
Echinocandins - therapeutic use
Fatal Outcome
Graft Rejection
Humans
infection
liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation - adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Voriconazole - administration & dosage
Voriconazole - therapeutic use
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Summary:We report the first case, to our knowledge, of Candida arteritis in a liver transplant recipient. The patient presented with hemorrhagic shock requiring emergency arterial repair. As Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, and Candida glabrata were growing in the arterial tissue, the patient received antifungal therapy for 5 months, but died because of chronic graft dysfunction. No evidence of fungal infection was found in the tissue on postmortem examination.
ISSN:1398-2273
1399-3062
DOI:10.1111/tid.12218