Disseminated aspergillosis with cutaneous aspergillosis and aspergergillus thyroiditis in a renal allograft recipient.
- Author:
Jae Hyeong PARK
1
;
Yun Jung LEE
;
Sang Hyun PARK
;
Sun Young CHOI
;
Mee Suk LEE
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Su Kil PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Aspergillus;
Thyroiditis;
Cutaneous aspergillosis;
Kidney transplantation;
Disse minatd aspergillosis
- MeSH:
Allografts*;
Aspergillosis*;
Aspergillus;
Brain;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation;
Lung;
Thyroid Gland*;
Thyroiditis*;
Thyrotoxicosis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2001;60(1):85-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Though advances in immunosuppressive therapy have led to increased survival of renal transplant patients, but increased risk of developing infectious complications. Aspergillosis is a second common opportunistic fungal infection in a renal transplant patient. Lungs, brain and sinuses are the main targets of this fungal infection, but involvement of thyroid gland is rare. We report a case of disseminated aspergillosis with cutaneous aspergillosis and Aspergillus thyroiditis with thyrotoxicosis in a renal allograft patient.
