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Fifty‐one cases of fungal arteritis after kidney transplantation: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Tang Maozhi,
Xu Xiaosong,
Shen Bingbing,
Zhang Jun,
Li Peng,
Pan Qianguang,
Mei Mei,
Xie Pan,
Liu Hong
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.12781
Subject(s) - medicine , arteritis , complication , kidney transplantation , transplantation , surgery , giant cell arteritis , vasculitis , disease
Fungal arteritis affecting graft arteries is a rare but life‐threatening complication in kidney transplantation ( KT ). Here, we report the case of a patient with Aspergillus arteritis who experienced renal artery rupture 8 days after KT . We also reviewed 50 other reported cases of fungal arteritis after KT . We found that fungal contamination can occur during kidney graft harvest, preservation, and/or transplantation. Typically, early diagnosis, timely antifungal treatment, and emergency surgery seem crucial for avoiding life‐threatening vascular complications.