Multifocal bowel perforation from angioinvasive aspergillosis after bilateral lung transplantation: a case report and review of the literature.
Bowel perforation secondary to angio-IA is a very rare but serious complication after LT that is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Evaluation requires a high index of suspicion in the setting of immunosuppression and often concomitant extraintestinal pathologies. Early, aggressive surgical intervention is necessary.
Authors
- Jeremy Watson
- Thomas Shoultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2655-3968)
- Suresh Keshavamurthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5578-1911)
- Pierre Weill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6201-1472)
- Kacie R. Kerlee
- Raghav Chandra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-0551)
- Ankeeta Mehta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1892-4370)
- Jasmina Ehab
Institutions
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/acr-24-221
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00