Disseminated Trichosporon infection in a renal transplant recipient. Issue 4 (14th July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaitanya, V.; Sangeetha Lakshmi, B.; Venkata Kumar, A.C.; Hari Krishna Reddy, M.; Ram, R.; Siva Kumar, V.
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 17:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 605
• Page End: 609
• Publication Date: 2015-07-14
• Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12412
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="tid12412-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Trichosporon</italic> species are basidiomycetous yeast‐like anamorphic organisms (Basidiomycota, Hymenomycetes, Tremelloidae, Trichosporonales) that are widely distributed in nature. <italic>Trichosporon</italic> species colonize the skin and gastrointestinal tract of humans. We present a report of disseminated <italic>Trichosporon</italic> in a renal allograft recipient. Our patient satisfied the definitions of both "proven invasive trichosporonosis" and "probable pulmonary infection." Only 2 reports of disseminated <italic>Trichosporon</italic> infection in renal transplant recipients, to our knowledge, have been published.</p> </abstract>