Journal article
Cure of Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient Receiving Ciclosporin with Maintenance of Immunosuppression
American journal of nephrology, Vol.8(2), pp.139-142
1988
DOI: 10.1159/000167573
PMID: 3293443
Abstract
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in renal transplant recipients is associated with high mortality and allograft rejection. We report the first case of successful treatment of mucormycosis in a renal transplant recipient receiving ciclosporin and corticosteroids with maintenance of renal function. It is postulated that the relatively specific immunosuppression caused by ciclosporin, together with aggressive medical and surgical intervention, may enable the cure of this life-threatening fungal infection without loss of donor kidney function.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Cure of Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient Receiving Ciclosporin with Maintenance of Immunosuppression
- Creators
- Andrew H KaplanEsther Poza-JuncalRonald ShapiroJack T Stapleton
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of nephrology, Vol.8(2), pp.139-142
- DOI
- 10.1159/000167573
- PMID
- 3293443
- ISSN
- 0250-8095
- eISSN
- 1421-9670
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- Microbiology and Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094675102771
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