Early invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a kidney transplant recipient caused by Aspergillus lentulus: first Brazilian report

Viviane Reis de Azevedo Bastos; Daniel Wagner de Castro Lima Santos; Ana Carolina Barbosa Padovan; Analy Salles Azevedo Melo; Milene de Abreu Mazzolin; Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo; Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

doi:10.1007/s11046-014-9840-7

Early invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a kidney transplant recipient caused by Aspergillus lentulus: first Brazilian report

Mycopathologia. 2015 Apr;179(3-4):299-305. doi: 10.1007/s11046-014-9840-7. Epub 2014 Dec 17.

Authors

Viviane Reis de Azevedo Bastos¹, Daniel Wagner de Castro Lima Santos, Ana Carolina Barbosa Padovan, Analy Salles Azevedo Melo, Milene de Abreu Mazzolin, Luis Fernando Aranha Camargo, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

Affiliation

¹ Laboratório Especial de Micologia, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo - UNIFESP, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 669 - 5º andar, São Paulo, SP, 04039-032, Brazil.

PMID: 25515242
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-014-9840-7

Abstract

We report the first Brazilian case of pulmonary invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus lentulus, a new opportunistic Aspergillus species included in the section fumigati that is usually resistant to amphotericin B and azoles.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
Aspergillus / genetics
Aspergillus / isolation & purification*
Aspergillus / physiology
Brazil
Humans
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / drug therapy
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / etiology
Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis / microbiology*
Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / microbiology*

Substances

Antifungal Agents