Disseminated Histoplasmosis Masquerading as Significant Weight Loss Eight Years Post Renal Transplant

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2020 Jul-Aug;31(4):868-873. doi: 10.4103/1319-2442.292324.

Abstract

With the advent of potent immunosuppressive therapies, renal transplant recipients are more susceptible to a variety of infections with atypical pathogens and presentations. In the setting of many years post-renal transplant, weight loss may be due to occult systemic fungal infection and if left untreated it may evolve with multisystem involvement. We describe a case with significant weight loss who got admitted for the evaluation for post-transplant lympho- proliferative disorder. The 30-year-old male patient presented with weight loss eight years post- renal transplant and detailed evaluation revealed systemic fungal infection involving cutaneous, pulmonary, and hematopoietic systems.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Duodenum / pathology
  • Hand / pathology
  • Histoplasmosis*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / complications
  • Lymphoproliferative Disorders / etiology
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Weight Loss*