Invasive Gastrointestinal and Cutaneous Mucormycosis in Deceased Donor Small Bowel Transplantation: Case Report and Review of Literature.
10.4285/jkstn.2009.23.2.172
- Author:
Jung Min HUH
1
;
Gum O JUNG
;
Choon Hyuck KWON
;
Jae Won JOH
;
Sung Joo KIM
;
Suk Koo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sukkoo.lee@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Small bowel transplantation;
Mucormycosis;
Fungal infection
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Debridement;
Female;
Fever;
Humans;
Mucormycosis;
Organ Transplantation;
Rejection (Psychology);
Shock, Septic;
Short Bowel Syndrome;
Skin;
Tissue Donors;
Transplants
- From:The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
2009;23(2):172-176
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fungal infection is an uncommon complication after small bowel transplantation. We present a rare form of mucormycosis found in the small bowel graft and in the skin of a recipient. We reviewed chart data and performed MEDLINE searches and found that this case was the first to report 2 kinds of mucormycosis to be found after organ transplantation. The patient was a 12 month old female baby who underwent small bowel transplantation due to short bowel syndrome. After 12 days she experienced acute cellular rejection which responded to steroid. 6 days later due to sustained fever, poor feeding and abdominal distention endoscopic biopsy was done which revealed mucormycosis. Antifungal treatment with lipo-amphotericin B was initiated, yet there was no improvement of clinical symptoms. On the 23 post operative day a black eschar developed on the incision site of the skin and biopsy was done which revealed cutaneous mucormycosis. Infected skin debridement and graftectomy was done but our patient expired because of septic shock.
