Disseminated Nannizziopsis obscura infection in a renal transplant patient- The first reported case

Amy Baggott; Hugh McGann; Richard Barton; Jennifer Ratner

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.06.002

Disseminated Nannizziopsis obscura infection in a renal transplant patient- The first reported case

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2017 Jun 9:17:20-24. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.06.002. eCollection 2017 Sep.

Authors

Amy Baggott¹, Hugh McGann¹, Richard Barton², Jennifer Ratner²

Affiliations

¹ Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Department of Infection and Travel Medicine, St. James University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom.
² Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Mycology Reference Centre, Department of Microbiology, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, United Kingdom.

Abstract

This is a presentation of a case of disseminated fungal infection in a renal transplant patient with Nannizziopsis obscura, a species not previously reported as having caused disseminated disease in humans and not previously reported in the UK. The fungus was isolated from a intramuscular collection and from a lymph node. The patient responded well to a course of posaconazole.

Keywords: Nannizziopsis; Renal transplant.