Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplant recipient

Unusual manifestation of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in a renal transplant recipient

Cutaneous leishmaniasis may present as unusual manifestations in renal transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. This misleading presentation, may delay the diagnosis and treatment. Moreover special caution must be taken in renal transplant recipients because of possible interactions between antimony compounds and cyclosporine metabolites. We report a 45-year old man with 5 years...

Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Biatriospora mackinnonii in a renal transplant recipient

INTRODUCTION Phaeohyphomycosis is a heterogeneous group of opportunistic infections that are becoming increasingly more prevalent as pathogens in immunocompromised individuals. We present a rare case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Biatriospora mackinnonii in a renal transplant patient. This case also highlights the importance of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of this rare disease.

Cutaneous and articular tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient.

Seven months after undergoing kidney transplantation, a 56-year-old woman presented with papules and ulcers in her right forearm. The patient received antibiotics for 8 months with limited improvement. Eleven months after symptom onset, she presented with acute arthritis in her left knee. Asynovial fluid culture yielded Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and a forearm ulcer biopsy showed granulomatous...

Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in a renal transplant recipient: case report.

We report a kidney transplant recipient with severe skin- and soft-tissue infection mimicking necrotising fasciitis. Patient failed to respond to empirical antibiotic therapy for presumed bacterial cellulitis. Culture of aspirate from the wound and tissue samples revealed Cryptococcus neoformans. No signs of systemic cryptococcal infection were found. After antifungal treatment and surgical int...

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a renal transplant recipient successfully treated with voriconazole.