Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation

Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation

Aspergillus niger is usually considered to be a low virulence fungus, not commonly reported to cause invasive infections. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger was diagnosed in a 43-year-old woman following bilateral lung transplantation. Intravenous voriconazole failed to contro...

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Main Authors: Enora Atchade, Sylvain Jean-Baptiste, Sandrine Houzé, Claire Chabut, Laurent Massias, Yves Castier, Olivier Brugière, Hervé Mal, Philippe Montravers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Invasive aspergillosis
Aspergillus niger
Lung transplantation
Voriconazole
Massive hemoptysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300192
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spelling doaj-b7da106d08ec495f9f11ab469ed01ff32020-11-25T03:51:56ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392017-09-0117C4710.1016/j.mmcr.2017.05.002Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantationEnora Atchade0Sylvain Jean-Baptiste1Sandrine Houzé2Claire Chabut3Laurent Massias4Yves Castier5Olivier Brugière6Hervé Mal7Philippe Montravers8Réanimation chirurgicale, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FranceRéanimation chirurgicale, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FranceLaboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FrancePharmacologie et toxicologie, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FrancePharmacologie et toxicologie, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FranceChirurgie thoracique et vasculaire, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FrancePneumologie B, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FrancePneumologie B, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FranceRéanimation chirurgicale, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, Paris 75018, FranceAspergillus niger is usually considered to be a low virulence fungus, not commonly reported to cause invasive infections. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger was diagnosed in a 43-year-old woman following bilateral lung transplantation. Intravenous voriconazole failed to control progression of the disease. Despite salvage therapy with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin for 23 days, the patient developed massive hemoptysis leading to death. The authors report the clinical features and treatment of this case.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300192Invasive aspergillosisAspergillus nigerLung transplantationVoriconazoleMassive hemoptysis
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author Enora Atchade
Sylvain Jean-Baptiste
Sandrine Houzé
Claire Chabut
Laurent Massias
Yves Castier
Olivier Brugière
Hervé Mal
Philippe Montravers
spellingShingle Enora Atchade
Sylvain Jean-Baptiste
Sandrine Houzé
Claire Chabut
Laurent Massias
Yves Castier
Olivier Brugière
Hervé Mal
Philippe Montravers
Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Invasive aspergillosis
Aspergillus niger
Lung transplantation
Voriconazole
Massive hemoptysis
author_facet Enora Atchade
Sylvain Jean-Baptiste
Sandrine Houzé
Claire Chabut
Laurent Massias
Yves Castier
Olivier Brugière
Hervé Mal
Philippe Montravers
author_sort Enora Atchade
title Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
title_short Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
title_full Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
title_fullStr Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
title_full_unstemmed Fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
title_sort fatal invasive aspergillosis caused by aspergillus niger after bilateral lung transplantation
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2017-09-01
description Aspergillus niger is usually considered to be a low virulence fungus, not commonly reported to cause invasive infections. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger was diagnosed in a 43-year-old woman following bilateral lung transplantation. Intravenous voriconazole failed to control progression of the disease. Despite salvage therapy with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin for 23 days, the patient developed massive hemoptysis leading to death. The authors report the clinical features and treatment of this case.
topic Invasive aspergillosis
Aspergillus niger
Lung transplantation
Voriconazole
Massive hemoptysis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753917300192
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