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Localized cecal zygomycosis following renal transplantation
A Echo1, R V Hovsepian, G K Shen
1Department of Surgery, Division of Transplantation, The University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, 89102, USA.
Abstract:
Zygomycosis occurs as an opportunistic infection following organ transplantation and immunosuppressive therapy. Gastrointestinal zygomycosis is an exceedingly rare and usually fatal presentation of this infection. We discuss the case of a renal transplant recipient who survived cecal perforation from zygomycosis. The successful treatment consisted of aggressive surgical resection, intensive course of antifungal therapy, and rapid withdrawal of anti-rejection medications.
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