Candida arteritis occurring in a liver transplant recipient |
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| Authors: | L. Lladó C. Solé M. Bodro C. Baliellas N. Sabé A. Petit E. Ramos J. Carratalà J. Fabregat |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Liver Transplant Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, , Barcelona, Spain;2. Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, , Barcelona, Spain;3. Pathology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge – Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, , Barcelona, Spain |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: |
Candida
infection liver transplantation arteritis |
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