Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a liver transplant patient

Nicholas M Moore; Laurie A Proia

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.03.005

Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in a liver transplant patient

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Mar 6:21:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.03.005. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Authors

Nicholas M Moore¹, Laurie A Proia²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

Abstract

This case report presents a 46-year old man with a failed liver transplant who presented with malaise and dyspnea. Imaging studies revealed diffuse reticulonodular infiltrates and innumerable miliary nodules and a left upper lobe consolidative mass. Examination of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid demonstrated yeast cells with broad-based budding. He was diagnosed with pulmonary blastomycosis and started therapy with liposomal amphotericin. In spite of therapy, he clinically worsened, developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and eventually expired.

Keywords: Blastomyces dermatitidis; Blastomycosis; Enedmic mycoses; Sepsis; Transplant.