Gastric Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient Treated with Isavuconazole Monotherapy
Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare infection in solid organ transplant recipients. Our patient, a 79-year-old male, presented with severe dysphagia and odynophagia about 2 weeks after receiving a renal transplant. An upper gastrointestinal (UGI) endoscopy revealed esophagitis and gastric ulcera...
Main Authors: | Imran Gani, Atbin Doroodchi, Kristina Falkenstrom, Holly Berry, Won Lee, Laura Mulloy, Muhammad Saeed, Rajan Kapoor |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Transplantation |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9839780 |
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