A cluster of donor-derived Cryptococcus neoformans infection affecting lung, liver, and kidney transplant recipients: Case report and review of literature.

Donor-derived infections (DDIs) are a very rare but potentially devastating complication of solid organ transplantation. Here we present a cluster of proven donor-derived cryptococcal infection in the kidney, liver, and lung recipients from a single donor. Remarkably, the onset of illness in the kidney and liver recipients occurred more than 8-12 weeks after transplantation, which is beyond the incubation period previously reported for donor-derived cryptococcosis.

Cutaneous and oral mucosal lesions in a cardiac transplant recipient.

Background: Solid organ transplantation no longer is considered a rare procedure. After undergoing transplants, patients will require both routine and emergent oral health care, and it can be provided safely in private dental offices. Transplant recipients are immunosuppressed, and for this reason clinicians should be alert for oral abnormalities in such patients.

Transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by Organ Transplantation.

Background: This article describes transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans by solid organ transplantation.

Methods: We reviewed medical records and performed molecular genotyping of isolates to determine potential for donor transmission of Cryptococcus.

Results: Cryptococcosis was diagnosed in 3 recipients of organs from a common donor with an undifferentiated neurologic condition at the time of death.

Listeria monocytogenes following orthotopic liver transplantation: central nervous system involvement and review of the literature.

Listeria monocytogene is a well-recognized cause of bacteremia in immunocompromised individuals, including solid organ transplant recipients, but has been rarely reported following orthotopic liver transplantation. We describe a case of listeria meningitis that occurred within a week after liver transplantation. The patient developed a severe headache that mimicked tacrolimus encephalopathy, and was subsequently diagnosed with listeria meningitis by cerebrospinal fluid culture.

Case of emphysematous pyelonephritis in a renal allograft.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a rare, but serious complication after renal transplantation. This is a case report of a 49-yr-old female who had a renal transplant for diabetic nephropathy. She presented to ER with about 1 wk history of right lower abdominal pain and fever 15 months after the transplant.