Posttransplantation Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Acquired from Donor Lungs
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- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 42 (5) , 2347-2349
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.42.5.2347-2349.2004
Abstract
A North Carolinian developed fatal coccidioidomycosis immediately after bilateral lung transplantation. The donor had previously traveled to Mexico, and the recipient had no travel history to an area where Coccidioides immitis is endemic. Immunosuppresive therapy of the transplant recipient likely reactivated latent Coccidioides infection in the donor lungs, leading to posttransplant coccidioidomycosis.Keywords
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