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. 2023 Feb;25(1):e13984.
doi: 10.1111/tid.13984. Epub 2022 Nov 26.

Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand

Jackrapong Bruminhent  1   2 , Francisco López-Medrano  3   4   5   6 , Brian Patrick Pogatchnik  7 , Ellen Nascimento  8 , Warunyu Namsiripongpun  1 , Teerapat Yingchoncharoen  2   9 , Montien Ngodngamthaweesuk  2   10 , Araya Sukprapruet  11 , Bundit Naratreekoon  2   9 , Isabel Rodriguez-Goncer  3   12 , Ana Hernández  12 , Natalia Polanco  12 , Amado Andrés  12   4   5 , José María Aguado  3   4   5   6 , Stephanie M Pouch  13 , Wanessa Trindade Clemente  14
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Lung abscess and empyema in a heart transplant recipient from Thailand

Jackrapong Bruminhent et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Feb.

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.

Keywords: Rhodococcosis; immunocompromised; lobectomy; lung abscess; pleural effusion.

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