Abstract
Mucormycosis is a life-threatening invasive fungal infection, most commonly described in severely immunocompromised patients. It is characterized by rapid invasive growth of the fungus and often with fatal outcome. We report a case of a renal transplant recipient diagnosed with a donor-derived invasive mucormycosis. In this patient, we used a step-wise approach of withdrawal of immunosuppressants, antifungal induction therapy, extensive surgical debridement of all (potentially) infected tissue, abdominal irrigation of liposomal amphotericin B and interferon gamma. Due to rapid diagnosis and intensive therapy the patient survived.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-42 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Volume | 30 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2020 |
Keywords
- Interferon gamma
- mucormycosis
- Renal transplant
- Survival