Open AccessCladophialophora bantiana and Nocardia farcinica infection simultaneously occurring in a kidney transplant recipient: Case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Cortés Pedro,
Jane Hata D.,
Libertin Claudia,
Meza Villegas Diana M.,
Harris Dana M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
immunity, inflammation and disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 18
ISSN - 2050-4527
DOI - 10.1002/iid3.480
Subject(s) - kidney transplant , biology , nocardia , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , pathology , kidney transplantation , kidney , genetics , bacteria
Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring devastating infections with unusual pathogens. Nocardia are aerobic actinomycetes that affect the lungs, brain, skin and soft tissue. Cladophialophora species are dematiaceous fungi that overwhelmingly cause infections in the brain. Both organisms carry a high mortality rate. We present the first reported renal transplant case with Cladophialophora bantiana involving the renal allograft with concurrent invasive nocardiosis involving the lungs and brain.