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Non-wild-type cryptococcosis in a child with multivisceral organ transplant who owned bird pets.
José Rafael Bretón-martínezAna Méndez-echevarríaAlida AlcoleaJavier ColominaFelipe BuenoDiannet Quintero-garcíaElena Crehuá-gaudizaEsther RamosCecilia Martínez-costaJorge Marí-lópezJulio García-rodríguezsubject
medicine.medical_specialtyAntifungal AgentsCentral nervous systemDrug resistance030230 surgeryOrgan transplantationBirds03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineAnimalsHumansChildCryptococcus neoformansTransplantationNon wild typebiologybusiness.industryCryptococcosisOrgan TransplantationPetsbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseInfectious Diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structureImmunologyCryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformans030211 gastroenterology & hepatologySolid organ transplantationbusinessdescription
Cryptococcosis is the third most common invasive fungal infection in solid-organ transplant recipients, although it is rarely reported in transplanted children. It typically appears as a late-onset infection with central nervous system or pulmonary involvement. We present a case of cryptococcosis caused by a non-wild strain in a 10-year-old child who owned two pet birds, and review the existent literature.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-07 | Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation SocietyREFERENCES |