Endobronchial fusariosis in a child following bilateral lung transplant

Laila S. Al Yazidi; Julie Huynh; Philip N. Britton; C. Orla Morrissey; Tony Lai; Glen P. Westall; Hiran Selvadurai; Alison Kesson

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Mar 2019)

Endobronchial fusariosis in a child following bilateral lung transplant

Laila S. Al Yazidi,
Julie Huynh,
Philip N. Britton,
C. Orla Morrissey,
Tony Lai,
Glen P. Westall,
Hiran Selvadurai,
Alison Kesson

Affiliations

Laila S. Al Yazidi: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; The School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia; Sultan Qaboos University, College of Medicine, Muscat, Oman; Corrosponding author.
Julie Huynh: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Philip N. Britton: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of Sydney, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Australia
C. Orla Morrissey: Infectious Diseases Department, Alfred Health and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Tony Lai: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Glen P. Westall: Lung Transplant Service, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Hiran Selvadurai: Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of Sydney, Australia; Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Alison Kesson: Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia; Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, The University of Sydney, Australia; Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity, The University of Sydney, Australia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
pp. 77 – 80

Abstract

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We present a case of endobronchial fusariosis following bilateral sequential lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in a 13 years old boy who was treated successfully with posaconazole and nebulized amphotericin B. We discuss the role of nebulized amphotericin B in treating invasive pulmonary fungal disease in children. To our knowledge, this is the first pediatric case of endobronchial fusariosis reported in the literature. Keywords: Endobronchial, Fusariosis, Lung transplantation, Nebulized amphotericin, Pediatric

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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