Coccidioidomycosis in solid organ transplantation.

Coccidioidomycosis After Solid Organ Transplantation: A Population-Based Study

Donor-Derived Coccidioides immitis Endocarditis and Disseminated Infection in the Setting of Solid Organ Transplantation

Background.  Endocarditis is a rare manifestation of infection with Coccidioides. This is the first reported case of donor-derived Coccidioides endocarditis obtained from a heart transplant. Methods.  We present a unique case of donor-derived Coccidioides immitis endocarditis and disseminated infection in a heart transplant patient. We also conducted a review of the literature to identify other...

Donor-related coccidioidomycosis in organ transplant recipients.

Most cases of coccidioidomycosis in organ transplant recipients arise from either primary infection with Coccidioides immitis after environmental exposure or from reactivation of latent infection. Herein, we report 2 cases of rapidly fatal, disseminated coccidioidomycosis that occurred in organ transplant recipients who had never lived in or visited an area where C. immitis is endemic. Both sub...

Pulmonary coccidioidomycosis after a renal transplant in a nonendemic region.

Coccidioidomycosis is a fungal infection caused by the Coccidioides species, endemic to the southwestern United States. In healthy people, manifestations range mainly from asymptomatic to mild influenza-like signs, whereas in immunosuppressed patients (eg, transplant recipients) this infection is often a severe disseminated disease. We report a case of primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis in a ...

Diagnosis of central nervous system mycoses in solid organ transplant recipients.

TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the informative review by Wright and Fishman about central nervous system (CNS) syndromes in recipients of solid organ transplant (SOT) [1]. However, we believe that at least 2 points of their article deserve comments. First, in their Table 4, the authors report the “approximate incidence and usual post-transplant onset” of aspergillosis, cryptococcosis, and ...