Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand
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Issued Date
2023-02-01
Resource Type
ISSN
13982273
eISSN
13993062
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85142674878
Pubmed ID
36305598
Journal Title
Transplant Infectious Disease
Volume
25
Issue
1
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Transplant Infectious Disease Vol.25 No.1 (2023)
Suggested Citation
Bruminhent J., López-Medrano F., Pogatchnik B.P., Nascimento E., Namsiripongpun W., Yingchoncharoen T., Ngodngamthaweesuk M., Sukprapruet A., Naratreekoon B., Rodriguez-Goncer I., Hernández A., Polanco N., Andrés A., Aguado J.M., Pouch S.M., Clemente W.T. Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand. Transplant Infectious Disease Vol.25 No.1 (2023). doi:10.1111/tid.13984 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/82442
Title
Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand
Author's Affiliation
Ramathibodi Hospital
Stanford University School of Medicine
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Emory University School of Medicine
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Stanford University School of Medicine
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Medicina
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Emory University School of Medicine
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
The case discussed involves a 69-year-old Thai woman who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation 9 months before this event. She presented with fever without localizing signs or symptoms. However, her chest images revealed mass-like consolidation in the left upper lobe. Blood culture and lung tissue identified Rhodococcus equi. She was successfully treated with a combination of antimicrobial therapy, optimization of immunosuppressants, and surgical resection.