Pneumonia and mesenteric lymphadenopathy caused by disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection in a cadaveric renal transplant recipient

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 28-32

  Chan, Yu Han ^a   Wong, K M ^a   Lee, K C ^a   Kwok, P C H ^a   Chak, W L ^a   Choi, K S ^a   Chau, K F ^a   Li, C S ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Kidney transplant; Mycophenolate mofetil; Penicillium marneffei infection; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CREATININE; GANCICLOVIR; ITRACONAZOLE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; CADAVER KIDNEY; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEMBRANOPROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; MYCOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CADAVER; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MESENTERIC LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 3242737440     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2004.00038.x     Document Type: Article

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