Cutaneous Mucormycosis Infection by Absidia in Two Consecutive Liver Transplant Patients

• DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.05.022
• Publication Date: 2012-07-25T07:16:14Z
• Authors: F. García-Pajares; G. Sánchez-Antolín; C. Almohalla Alvárez; B. Madrigal Rubiales; H. Núñez-Rodríguez; L. Sancho del Val; R. Ruiz-Zorrilla; A. Barrera; A. Gómez-Nieto; I. Peñas Herrero; A. Vargas García; A. Caro-Patón
• Keywords: Male; Antifungal Agents; Middle Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; Liver Transplantation; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Treatment Outcome; 0302 clinical medicine; Debridement; Amphotericin B; Dermatomycoses; Humans; Mucormycosis; Female; Absidia

Mucormycosis, although an infrequent fungal infection, has a high mortality in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. We present two cases of cutaneous Absidia mucormycosis in two successive patients undergoing liver transplantation in our hospital. In our literature search, we encountered only one published case of Absidia infection in liver transplantation.