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Aspergillus thyroiditis in a renal transplant recipient mimicking subacute thyroiditis
Author(s) -
Solak Y.,
Atalay H.,
Nar A.,
Ozbek O.,
Turkmen K.,
Erekul S.,
Turk S.
Publication year - 2011
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.1399-3062.2010.00557.x
Subject(s) - medicine , subacute thyroiditis , thyroid , thyroiditis , voriconazole , aspergillus , renal transplant , aspergillosis , pathology , immunology , transplantation , dermatology , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Y. Solak, H. Atalay, A. Nar, O. Ozbek, K. Turkmen, S. Erekul, S. Turk. Aspergillus thyroiditis in a renal transplant recipient mimicking subacute thyroiditis.
Transpl Infect Dis 2011: 13: 178–181. All rights reserved Abstract: Fungal pathogens are increasingly encountered after renal transplantation. Aspergillus causes significant morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Fungal thyroiditis is a rare occurrence owing to unique features of the thyroid gland. Most cases are caused by Aspergillus species and have been described in immunocompromised patients. Presentation may be identical with that of subacute thyroiditis, in which hyperthyroidism features and painful thyroid are the prominent findings. Diagnosis can be ascertained by fine‐needle aspiration of thyroid showing branching hyphae of Aspergillus . We describe a renal transplant patient who developed Aspergillus thyroiditis as part of a disseminated infection successfully treated with voriconazole.