What is it about?
We report a case of a lung transplant recipient who developped suppurative pericarditis. Cultures revealed cryptococcus neoformans and patient received targeted therapy. He had a worsening of his clinical status despite appropriate therapy and had to undergo pericardial window.
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Why is it important?
To underline this rare cryptococcal infection complicating solid organ transplants
Perspectives
This case helped me review cryptococcal complications after solid organ transplantation
Dr Guy El Helou
Mayo Foundation
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This page is a summary of: Cryptococcus neoformans
Pericarditis in a Lung Transplant Recipient: Case Report, Literature Review and Pearls, Transplant Infectious Disease, July 2019, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/tid.13137.
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