Fatal disseminated mucormycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection after ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation: a case report

Fatal disseminated mucormycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection after ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation: a case report

Abstract Background Fungal infection may develop because of immunosuppression after organ transplantation, in which invasive types, such as Aspergillus and Mucorales, fungi cause morbidity. We present a case of disseminated mucormycosis due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae after ABO-incompatible livi...

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Main Authors: Atsuyoshi Mita, Shohei Hirano, Takeshi Uehara, Kai Uehara, Yasunari Ohno, Koji Kubota, Yuichi Masuda, Tsuyoshi Notake, Kazuki Yoshizawa, Akira Shimizu, Yuji Soejima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Surgical Society 2022-09-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
Mycoses
Cunninghamella bertholletiae
Liver transplantation
Endocarditis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-022-01516-4
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