Near-fatal mucormycosis post-double lung transplant presenting as uncontrolled upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Mar 19:21:30-33. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.03.009. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Abstract

Invasive fungal infections in immunosuppressed transplant patients are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of splenic mucormycosis post-double lung transplant, presenting as uncontrolled near-fatal upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage, to remind clinicians of the need to consider pre-transplant invasive fungal infection risk factors if an unexpected fungal infection arises in the post-transplant period. This case also highlights the valuable contribution of molecular technology for fungal identification but also the need for clinical correlation.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal mucormycosis; Haemorrhage; Lung transplantation; Splenic mucormycosis.