Korean J Med.
2001 Jan;60(1):85-91.
Disseminated aspergillosis with cutaneous aspergillosis and aspergergillus thyroiditis in a renal allograft recipient
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Though advances in immunosuppressive therapy have led to increased survival of renal transplant patients, but increased risk of developing infectious complications. Aspergillosis is a second common opportunistic fungal infection in a renal transplant patient. Lungs, brain and sinuses are the main targets of this fungal infection, but involvement of thyroid gland is rare. We report a case of disseminated aspergillosis with cutaneous aspergillosis and Aspergillus thyroiditis with thyrotoxicosis in a renal allograft patient.
