J Korean Soc Transplant.
2006 Jun;20(1):117-120.
Asymptomatic Cryptococcus and Subsequent Symptomatic Tuberculosis Infection in a Renal Transplant Patient
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yjkwon@korea.ac.kr
- 2Department of Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cryptococcus is an important opportunistic pathogen of fungal infection after organ transplantation. And, tuberculosis is also a major cause of infection in immunocompromised patients. We experienced a case of asymptomatic cryptococcal pulmonary infection detected by routine chest X-ray in a renal transplant patient, and a subsequent development of symptomatic multi-drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis during oral fluconazole treatment. For the appropriate infection control, we should make the thorough evaluation in immunocompromised organ-transplant patients.
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