Endobronchial fusariosis in a child following bilateral lung transplant

Journal article

We present a case of endobronchial fusariosis following bilateral sequential lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in a 13 years old boy who was treated successfully with posaconazole and nebulized amphotericin B. We discuss the role of nebulized amphotericin B in treating invasive pulmonary fungal disease in children. To our knowledge, this is the first pediatric case of endobronchial fusariosis reported in the literature.

Authors: Al Yazidi, LS; Huynh, J; Britton, PN; Morrissey, CO; Lai, T

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Journal: Medical Mycology Case Reports
• Volume: 23
• Pages: 77-80
• Publication date: 2019-01-14
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2019.01.002
• EISSN: 2211-7539
• ISSN: 2211-7539
• Language: English
• Keywords: Surgery; Antifungal; Posaconazole; Fungal disease; Lung transplantation; Lung; Internal medicine; Fusariosis; Amphotericin B; Dermatology; Medicine