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Diaporthe soft tissue infection in a heart transplant patient
Author(s) -
Rakita Robert M.,
O'Brien Kevin D.,
Bourassa Lori
Publication year - 2017
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/tid.12680
Subject(s) - medicine , posaconazole , soft tissue , heart transplantation , galactomannan , organ transplantation , surgery , transplantation , dermatology , aspergillosis , immunology , antifungal , amphotericin b
Infections caused by D iaporthe species are very uncommon. We describe a heart transplant recipient 14 years post transplant who developed a soft tissue fungal infection due to a D iaporthe species that responded well to surgical excision and posaconazole therapy. The A spergillus galactomannan index was markedly elevated, and returned to normal following treatment. Solid organ transplant patients remain at risk of infection long after transplantation and should be counseled about risk avoidance.