Title of article
Isolated Renal Mucormycosis after Liver Transplantation: An Unusual Case Report
Author/Authors
Geramizadeh, B Transplant Research Center - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Kazemi, K Transplant Ward - Department of Surgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Shamsaifar, AR Transplant Ward - Department of Surgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Bahraini, A Transplant Ward - Department of Surgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Nikeghbalian, S Transplant Ward - Department of Surgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Malekhosseini, SA Transplant Ward - Department of Surgery - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Pages
4
From page
447
To page
450
Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare complication of immunosuppression. Most of the reported cases have been rhinocerebral
or disseminated. Isolated renal involvement is extremely rare and until now less than 30 patients have been
reported in the English literature. Isolated renal mucormycosis with renal artery rupture in a liver transplant patient
has not been reported so far. Herein we report an extremely rare case of isolated renal mucormycosis in a
liver transplant patient who was successfully treated with nephrectomy.
Keywords
Kidney , Liver transplantation , Mucormycosis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2012
Record number
2422040
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