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Sporotrichosis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature
| Title: | Sporotrichosis in a Renal Transplant Patient: A Rare Case Report with a Review of the Literature |
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| Authors: | Suman Sethi, Sudhir Mehta, Vikas Makkar |
| Source: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, Vol 34, Iss 1, Pp 80-81 (2023) |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine |
| Publisher Information: | Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine |
| Description: | Sporotrichosis is a rare form of subacute and chronic fungal infection in renal transplant recipients caused by the ubiquitous fungus Sporothrix schenckii. It is usually described in renal allograft recipients who have not been treated with antifungal prophylaxis. We report a rare case of cutaneous sporotrichosis in a 39-year-old renal allograft recipient already on antifungal prophylaxis, who presented with skin lesions. The diagnosis was made from a skin biopsy. The patient had increased tacrolimus levels after starting treatment with itraconazole, which was later changed to terbinafine and cryotherapy. The patient responded to treatment with regression of his lesions. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1319-2442 |
| Relation: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2023;volume=34;issue=1;spage=80;epage=81;aulast=Sethi; https://doaj.org/toc/1319-2442 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1319-2442.391004 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/258d2cd4dc9b48e498e5a798b2d39915 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.258d2cd4dc9b48e498e5a798b2d39915 |
| ISSN: | 13192442 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1319-2442.391004 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |