Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient
This report details the case of a lung transplant recipient with a remote history of breast cancer and breast reconstruction with implants, who received lengthy antifungal therapy for a post-transplant donor-transmitted Candida dubliniensis empyema. Despite this, she presented months later with a pr...
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| author | Ashley Barnes, MD Kristen Broderick, MD Errol Bush, MD Jonathan Orens, MD Melanie Marashly, CRNP Shmuel Shoham, MD Robin Avery, MD |
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| description | This report details the case of a lung transplant recipient with a remote history of breast cancer and breast reconstruction with implants, who received lengthy antifungal therapy for a post-transplant donor-transmitted Candida dubliniensis empyema. Despite this, she presented months later with a progressive infection of bilateral breast implants, which also proved to be due to Candida dubliniensis. Few cases of breast implant infection after lung transplant have been published. It is possible that biofilm created a barrier to penetration of antifungals, which were able to suppress but not eradicate infection. This case highlights the importance of deep operative cultures for diagnosis and management of infections of this type. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f30cbd4ba7ae438192d24833addb4c502025-02-09T05:01:59ZengElsevierJHLT Open2950-13342025-02-017100194Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipientAshley Barnes, MD0Kristen Broderick, MD1Errol Bush, MD2Jonathan Orens, MD3Melanie Marashly, CRNP4Shmuel Shoham, MD5Robin Avery, MD6Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Corresponding author: Ashley Barnes, MD, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandDepartment of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MarylandDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandThis report details the case of a lung transplant recipient with a remote history of breast cancer and breast reconstruction with implants, who received lengthy antifungal therapy for a post-transplant donor-transmitted Candida dubliniensis empyema. Despite this, she presented months later with a progressive infection of bilateral breast implants, which also proved to be due to Candida dubliniensis. Few cases of breast implant infection after lung transplant have been published. It is possible that biofilm created a barrier to penetration of antifungals, which were able to suppress but not eradicate infection. This case highlights the importance of deep operative cultures for diagnosis and management of infections of this type.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133424001435Candidainfectionlungtransplantbreast implant |
| spellingShingle | Ashley Barnes, MD Kristen Broderick, MD Errol Bush, MD Jonathan Orens, MD Melanie Marashly, CRNP Shmuel Shoham, MD Robin Avery, MD Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient JHLT Open Candida infection lung transplant breast implant |
| title | Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| title_full | Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| title_fullStr | Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| title_short | Candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| title_sort | candida dubliniensis breast implant infection in a lung transplant recipient |
| topic | Candida infection lung transplant breast implant |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950133424001435 |
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