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Disseminate Fungal Infection after Acute Pancreatitis in a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipient
Joint Authors
Baccarani, Umberto
Adani, Gian Luigi
Bresadola, Vittorio
Viale, Pierluigi
Risaliti, Andrea
Rossetto, Anna
Lorenzin, Dario
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fungal infections after kidney transplantation are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and Candida infection of the pancreas is considered an infrequent but important agent in necrotizing pancreatitis.
We report the case of a 43-year-old Caucasian patient who underwent simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation because of diabetes type I, and chronic renal failure with peritoneal dialysis.
The postoperative course was complicated by acute pancreatitis due to the thrombosis of the splenic artery of the graft, the subsequent acute rupture of the external iliac artery caused by fungal arteritis (Candida glabrata), and peritonitis a few days later caused by sigmoid perforation with detection of Candida glabrata infection of the resected intestinal tract.
The present case remarks that awareness and prevention of fungal infection are major issues in the transplant field.
Important information can be added by systematic culture of conservation perfusates but, probably, the best way for early recognition of a critical level of infectious risk remains the routine application of the colonization index screening.
In cases of positive results, preemptive antifungal therapy could be warranted.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rossetto, Anna& Baccarani, Umberto& Lorenzin, Dario& Risaliti, Andrea& Viale, Pierluigi& Bresadola, Vittorio…[et al.]. 2010. Disseminate Fungal Infection after Acute Pancreatitis in a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipient. Journal of Transplantation،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rossetto, Anna…[et al.]. Disseminate Fungal Infection after Acute Pancreatitis in a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipient. Journal of Transplantation No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rossetto, Anna& Baccarani, Umberto& Lorenzin, Dario& Risaliti, Andrea& Viale, Pierluigi& Bresadola, Vittorio…[et al.]. Disseminate Fungal Infection after Acute Pancreatitis in a Simultaneous Pancreas-Kidney Recipient. Journal of Transplantation. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506454