Mucormycosis in renal transplant patients--a report of two cases and review of the literature

Carbone, K.M.; Pennington, L.R.; Gimenez, L.F.; Burrow, C.R.; Watson, A.J.

Quarterly Journal of Medicine 57(224): 825-831

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0033-5622
PMID: 3912794
Document Number: 256455
Mucormycosis is a rare complication of diabetic ketoacidosis and immunosuppressed states, such as those occurring after renal transplantation. We describe two cases of mucormycosis in renal allograft recipients and present a review of similar cases previously reported. An analysis of these data suggests that renal transplant patients with concomitant diabetes mellitus are most susceptible to developing this complication.

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