Successful treatment of invasive mucormycosis in a liver transplant patient by arm amputation

T. Iida; N. Sawada; M. Takahashi; I. R. Zendejas; L. K. Kayler; J. F. Magliocca; R. D. Kim; A. W. Hemming; S. Fujita

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.06.001

Successful treatment of invasive mucormycosis in a liver transplant patient by arm amputation

T. Iida
, N. Sawada
, M. Takahashi
, I. R. Zendejas
, L. K. Kayler
, J. F. Magliocca
, R. D. Kim
, A. W. Hemming
, S. Fujita

Surgery

University of Florida

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Abstract

Mucormycosis is an uncommon but frequently fatal infectious complication after solid organ transplantation. We describe successful treatment of invasive mucormycosis in a liver transplant recipient by wound debridement, a right above-elbow arm amputation, and antifungal medications. Early recognition, prompt operative intervention, and initiation of an appropriate antifungal treatment are very important in the management of mucormycosis, a potentially life-threatening infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2794-2796
Number of pages	3
Journal	Transplantation Proceedings
Volume	42
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.transproceed.2010.06.001
State	Published - Sep 2010

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