NYMC Faculty Publications

Fatal Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Blastomycosis After Recent Orthotopic Liver Transplantation in a Non-Endemic Area

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.07.003

Journal Title

Medical Mycology Case Reports

First Page

37

Last Page

40

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2022

Department

Surgery

Second Department

Medicine

Third Department

Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology

Abstract

In blastomycosis, immunosuppression such as that following solid organ transplantation appears to be a risk factor for the development of overwhelming lung infection fulfilling criteria for the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Our transplant center, located outside traditional endemic areas for spp, experienced a case of fatal acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to blastomycosis pneumonia in a recipient of recent orthotopic liver transplantation. The patient expired despite support with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

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