Cutaneous Aspergillus ustus in a lung transplant recipient: emergence of a new opportunistic fungal pathogen

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Jan;27(1):131-4. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.09.020.

Abstract

Opportunistic fungal infections remain a significant complication in immunosuppressed patients, especially those having undergone solid-organ transplantation. We report a 39-year-old patient who represents the second case of cutaneous Aspergillus ustus infection in a solid-organ transplant recipient, and the first documented case after lung transplantation. The patient's cutaneous lower extremity aspergillosis responded to a combination of intravenous liposomal amphotericin B, caspofungin and topical terbinafine cream, with a concomitant reduction in immunosuppression. A. ustus is an emerging opportunistic fungal pathogen in transplant recipients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aspergillosis / complications*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Aspergillosis / pathology
  • Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
  • Biopsy
  • Dermatomycoses / complications*
  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology
  • Dermatomycoses / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Graft Rejection / complications*
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation / methods*
  • Male
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology
  • alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency / surgery*