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Review
. 2020 Dec;22(6):e13366.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13366. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Cryptococcal pericarditis in a heart transplant recipient

Sarah Mann  1 , Farrell Tobolowsky  1 , Suneet Purohit  2 , Andres Henao-Martínez  1 , Valida Bajrovic  1 , Poornima Ramanan  1 , Eugene Wolfel  2 , Prateeti Khazanie  2 , Michelle Barron  1 , Nancy Madinger  1 , Esther Benamu  1
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Cryptococcal pericarditis in a heart transplant recipient

Sarah Mann et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

We present a case of Cryptococcus neoformans pericarditis in a cardiac transplant recipient. This article reviews the diagnosis, treatment, and complications of cryptococcosis specifically in transplant patients. While pericarditis is a rare manifestation of Cryptococcus infection, this case highlights that cryptococcosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis for solid organ transplant and immunocompromised patients presenting with pericardial effusions.

Keywords: Cryptococcus neoformans; heart transplant; pericarditis.

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