Aspergillus niger causing tracheobronchitis and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a lung transplant recipient: case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Melissa Orzechowski Xavier²  Maria Da Penha Uchoa Sales¹  José De Jesus Peixoto Camargo¹  Alessandro Comarú Pasqualotto²  Luiz Carlos Severo² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulPorto Alegre RS

关键词: Aspergillosis;    Tracheobronchitis;    Aspergillus niger;    Lung transplantation;    Aspergilose;    Traqueobronquite;    Aspergillus niger;    Transplante pulmonar;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822008000200014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A case of invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger in a lung transplant recipient is described. The patient presented hyperglycemia starting postoperatively, with other complications such as cytomegalovirus infection. The associated predisposing factors and other implications are discussed. Aspergillus niger seems to be a fungal species of low virulence that requires the presence of a severely immunosuppressed host to cause invasive disease.

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