Near-fatal mucormycosis post-double lung transplant presenting as uncontrolled upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Publication date: September 2018

Source: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Volume 21

Author(s): Ciara O'Connor, Ciaran Farrell, Aurelie Fabre, Donna Eaton, Karen Redmond, David G. McSharry, John B. Conneely, Conor J. Shields, Jim J. Egan, Margaret M. Hannan

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections in immunosuppressed transplant patients are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of splenic mucormycosis post-double lung transplant, presenting as uncontrolled near-fatal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, to remind clinicians of the need to consider pre-transplant invasive fungal infection risk factors if an unexpected fungal infection arises in the post-transplant period. This case also highlights the valuable contribution of molecular technology for fungal identification but also the need for clinical correlation.

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