Disseminated Cladophialophora bantiana infection in a heart transplant recipient

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• 作者：Keyser ; Andreas ; Schmid ; Franz-Xaver ; Linde ; Hans-Jö ; rg ; Merk ; Johannes ; Birnbaum ; Dietrich E.
• 刊名：The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
• 出版年：2002
• 期刊代码：161_10532498
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：April, 2002
• 卷：21
• 期：4
• 页码：503-505
• 文件大小：133 K

摘要

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana, a dematiaceous fungus, is a rare disease. The majority of cases have been reported among immunocompetent patients; only 4 cases have been published that describe transplantation patients. The overall prognosis is poor. Surgical therapy in combination with chemotherapy with itraconazole is recommended. We report the case of a heart transplant recipient with cutaneous, cerebral, and lung manifestation of Cladophialophora bantiana who died despite surgical and systemic, high-dosage itraconazole treatment.