Disseminated cutaneous blastomycosis in a liver transplant recipient: A case report
<i>Blastomyces dermatitidis,</i> a dimorphic fungal infection endemic to North America, is typically associated with pulmonary disease, but may also disseminate. We report the case of a 54-year-old female liver transplant recipient who developed blastomycosis with cutaneous and likely pulmonary involvement. She was successfully treated with posaconazole, an alternative to itraconazole with a favorable safety and interaction profile, demonstrating the therapeutic potential of posaconazole as a primary agent for blastomycosis in transplant recipients.
Authors
- Manuela Carugati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3187-5905)
- Jennifer L. Saullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7684-431X)
- Amanda Seidenfeld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7485-6229)
- Jessica Focht
- Beatrice Z Sim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1845-4476)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Mycology Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2025.100754
- Primary Topic
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00