García-Pajares F, Sánchez-Antolín G, Almohalla Alvárez C, Madrigal Rubiales B, Núñez-Rodríguez H, Sancho del Val L, Ruiz-Zorrilla R, Barrera A, Gómez-Nieto A, Peñas Herrero I, Vargas García A, Caro-Patón A. Cutaneous mucormycosis infection by Absidia in two consecutive liver transplant patients.
Transplant Proc 2013;
44:1562-4. [PMID:
22841214 DOI:
10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.022]
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Abstract
Mucormycosis, although an infrequent fungal infection, has a high mortality in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. We present two cases of cutaneous Absidia mucormycosis in two successive patients undergoing liver transplantation in our hospital. In our literature search, we encountered only one published case of Absidia infection in liver transplantation.
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