Liaquat Medical Research Journal (Mar 2024)

Successful management of Aspergillosis in post renal transplant patient: A case report

  • Sidrah Rashid,
  • Muhammad Tassaduq Khan,
  • Rashid Bin Hamid,
  • Naranjan Lal,
  • Syed Hassan Farooq

DOI
https://doi.org/10.38106/LMRJ.2024.6.1-09
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1

Abstract

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This case describes a 60-year-old man with a history of diabetes and hypertension who underwent a kidney transplant in September 2023. The patient presented with fever, cough for 5 days, empirical antibiotics were started but complaints were not resolved so fungal markers were sent, which showed elevated galactomannan levels, necessitating the initiation of voriconazole therapy. X Ray chest showed patch along with cavitatory lesion which was further confirmed by CT Scan Chest which confirmed a cavitatory lesion. This case report emphasizes the importance of considering fungal infection as a differential diagnosis in immunocompromised patients and achieving good results with appropriate treatment.

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