Cryptococcemia in pancreas-kidney transplant patient

Anass Qasem; Syed Arman Rabbani; Safaa AlKhiami

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.004

Cryptococcemia in pancreas-kidney transplant patient

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2023 Aug 4:41:41-43. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.07.004. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Authors

Anass Qasem¹, Syed Arman Rabbani², Safaa AlKhiami³

Affiliations

¹ Consultant Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Department of Nephrology, Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidallah Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
² Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, RAK College of Pharmacy, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.
³ Consultant Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidallah Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

Solid organ transplant recipients have a higher risk of developing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) due to immunosuppressive therapy. Cryptococcosis is the third most commonly occurring invasive fungal infection in solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Cryptococcemia is associated with high mortality rate. We present a case of cryptococcemia in a 31-year-old female with a pancreas-kidney transplant who was admitted to hospital for the management of a suspected Hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI).

Keywords: Cryptococcemia; Cryptococcus neoformans; Immunosuppression; Solid organ transplant recipients.

Publication types

Case Reports