Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review

The liver transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with hyperemic, granulomatous, ulcerated lesion in the anterior compartment of the right lower limb with report of local trauma. The agent Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from biopsy of the lesion and lymph nodes of the right lower limb. In...

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Main Authors:	Renato Ferreira da Silva, Miguel Bonfitto, Francisco Inaldo Mendes da Silva Junior, Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Ameida, Rita de CMA da Silva
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:	Liver transplantation Sporothrix schenckii Transplant Fungal infections Sporotrichosis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300325

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spelling	doaj-23d8df1dca74420bb7b5d303bb28e39a2020-11-25T03:58:34ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392017-09-0117C252710.1016/j.mmcr.2017.06.005Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature reviewRenato Ferreira da Silva0Miguel Bonfitto1Francisco Inaldo Mendes da Silva Junior2Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Ameida3Rita de CMA da Silva4Department of Liver Transplant, Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, BrazilResident physician of General Surgery, Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, BrazilDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, BrazilDepartment of Microbiology, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), São José do Rio Preto, BrazilDepartment of Liver Transplant, Hospital de Base de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, BrazilThe liver transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with hyperemic, granulomatous, ulcerated lesion in the anterior compartment of the right lower limb with report of local trauma. The agent Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from biopsy of the lesion and lymph nodes of the right lower limb. In this case, the treatment was difficult because the patient has severe pulmonary hypertension and took the following drugs: warfarin, sildenafil, and tacrolimus. These medicines interact with the antifungal, which made it difficult.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300325Liver transplantationSporothrix schenckiiTransplantFungal infectionsSporotrichosis
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author	Renato Ferreira da Silva Miguel Bonfitto Francisco Inaldo Mendes da Silva Junior Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Ameida Rita de CMA da Silva
spellingShingle	Renato Ferreira da Silva Miguel Bonfitto Francisco Inaldo Mendes da Silva Junior Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Ameida Rita de CMA da Silva Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review Medical Mycology Case Reports Liver transplantation Sporothrix schenckii Transplant Fungal infections Sporotrichosis
author_facet	Renato Ferreira da Silva Miguel Bonfitto Francisco Inaldo Mendes da Silva Junior Margarete Teresa Gottardo de Ameida Rita de CMA da Silva
author_sort	Renato Ferreira da Silva
title	Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review
title_short	Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review
title_full	Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr	Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed	Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review
title_sort	sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: a case report and literature review
publisher	Elsevier
series	Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn	2211-7539
publishDate	2017-09-01
description	The liver transplant patient was admitted to the hospital with hyperemic, granulomatous, ulcerated lesion in the anterior compartment of the right lower limb with report of local trauma. The agent Sporothrix schenckii was isolated from biopsy of the lesion and lymph nodes of the right lower limb. In this case, the treatment was difficult because the patient has severe pulmonary hypertension and took the following drugs: warfarin, sildenafil, and tacrolimus. These medicines interact with the antifungal, which made it difficult.
topic	Liver transplantation Sporothrix schenckii Transplant Fungal infections Sporotrichosis
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300325
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Sporotrichosis in a liver transplant patient: A case report and literature review

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