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Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in liver transplant patients remains rare but exceedingly fatal. The diagnostic challenges associated with this condition are compounded by its infrequent onset within the first two weeks following transplantation. Moreover, therapeutic management is complex du...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460166/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42554 |
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author | Espinosa-Leon, Juan P Feng, Theresa de Lima, Andres O'Gara, Brian P |
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description | Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in liver transplant patients remains rare but exceedingly fatal. The diagnostic challenges associated with this condition are compounded by its infrequent onset within the first two weeks following transplantation. Moreover, therapeutic management is complex due to the intricate drug interactions between triazole antifungals and calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressants. We present the case of a 63-year-old male who underwent uncomplicated liver transplantation (LT) and developed early-onset IPA. Despite maximal efforts, the patient expired. This report aims to underscore the vital importance of timely diagnosis and therapy in preventing the insidious progression of invasive disease and subsequent mortality. |
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spelling | pubmed-104601662023-08-27 Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report Espinosa-Leon, Juan P Feng, Theresa de Lima, Andres O'Gara, Brian P Cureus Anesthesiology Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in liver transplant patients remains rare but exceedingly fatal. The diagnostic challenges associated with this condition are compounded by its infrequent onset within the first two weeks following transplantation. Moreover, therapeutic management is complex due to the intricate drug interactions between triazole antifungals and calcineurin inhibitor immunosuppressants. We present the case of a 63-year-old male who underwent uncomplicated liver transplantation (LT) and developed early-onset IPA. Despite maximal efforts, the patient expired. This report aims to underscore the vital importance of timely diagnosis and therapy in preventing the insidious progression of invasive disease and subsequent mortality. Cureus 2023-07-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10460166/ /pubmed/37637622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42554 Text en Copyright © 2023, Espinosa-Leon et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Anesthesiology Espinosa-Leon, Juan P Feng, Theresa de Lima, Andres O'Gara, Brian P Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title | Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title_full | Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title_short | Early-Onset Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a Liver Transplant Patient: A Case Report |
title_sort | early-onset invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a liver transplant patient: a case report |
topic | Anesthesiology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460166/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37637622 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42554 |
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