Disseminated fungal infection by Aureobasidium pullulans in a renal transplant recipient
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Tarih
2018
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Wiley
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Renal transplant recipients are on long-term potent immunosuppressive therapy, which makes them highly vulnerable to opportunistic fungal infections. Dematiaceous, or dark-pigmented saprophytic fungi, are being increasingly seen as opportunistic pathogens of mycoses in immunosuppressed patients. One of these is Aureobasidium pullulans, which is a black yeast-like dematiaceous fungus found ubiquitously in the environment that can cause various opportunistic human infections. Most infections occur by traumatic inoculation, such as keratitis and cutaneous lesions; disseminated mycoses are very rare and occur only in severely immunocompromised patients. We report a case of disseminated fungal infection due to A.pullulans in a pediatric patient who underwent renal transplant. The use of voriconazole and vacuum-assisted closure along with surgical drainage most likely contributed to the patient's positive outcome.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Aureobasidium Pullulans, Fungal Infection, Pediatrics, Renal Transplant, Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy
Kaynak
Pediatric Transplantation
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
22
Sayı
3
Künye
Nalcacioglu, H., Yakupoglu, Y. K., Genc, G., Belet, N., Sensoy, S. G., Birinci, A., & Ozkaya, O. (2018). Disseminated fungal infection by Aureobasidium pullulans in a renal transplant recipient. Pediatric Transplantation, 22(3), e13152.
