Fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by blastomycosis after recent orthotopic liver transplantation in a non-endemic area

Fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by blastomycosis after recent orthotopic liver transplantation in a non-endemic area

In blastomycosis, immunosuppression such as that following solid organ transplantation appears to be a risk factor for the development of overwhelming lung infection fulfilling criteria for the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Our transplant center, located outside traditional endemic areas for...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Sogawa, Ryosuke Misawa, Roxana Bodin, David C. Wolf, Rajat Nog, George Kleinman, Seigo Nishida, Oleg Epelbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Blastomycosis
Pneumonia
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Liver transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221175392200029X

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