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Mucormycosis in a transplanted kidney
Author(s) -
Nalmas S.,
Bishburg E.,
Goldstein C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2008.00314.x
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , kidney , kidney transplant , kidney transplantation , pathology
Mucormycosis of the transplanted kidney has so far been reported in only 9 patients, with a high mortality rate. Here, we report a rare case of isolated mucormycosis of the transplant kidney with successful outcome.