Invasive phaeohyphomycosis due to Parathyridaria percutanea in a liver transplant recipient
Ayato Obana, Miho Akabane, Yusuke Ohashi, Neelesh Bagrodia, Austin Schenk, Sylvester Black, Kenneth Washburn, Nathan P Wiederhold, Connie F Cañete-Gibas, Jude Meniru, Courtney Nichols, Sajed Sarwar, Nicholas Marschalk · 2025
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Ayato Obana and a large team of co-authors report in 2025 the first known case of a rare fungal infection in a liver transplant patient. The fungus, Parathyridaria percutanea, had before been seen only in kidney transplant patients. Their patient was a Somali woman of fifty-eight whose immune system was heavily suppressed after organ rejection.
Ten months after her transplant, a growing mass appeared on her right foot. Cultures turned up bacteria and a mold that would not form spores, and gene sequencing took three weeks to name the fungus. Drugs and surgery could not stop the spread up her leg. Kidney harm forced a key drug to stop, and she died as her brain and new liver failed. The authors urge faster gene tests for such molds.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ayato Obana, Miho Akabane, Yusuke Ohashi, Neelesh Bagrodia, Austin Schenk, Sylvester Black, Kenneth Washburn, Nathan P Wiederhold, Connie F Cañete-Gibas, Jude Meniru, Courtney Nichols, Sajed Sarwar, Nicholas Marschalk |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 23 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |