Clinical risk factors for invasive aspergillosis in lung transplant recipients: Results of an international cohort study.

Background: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a frequent complication in lung transplant recipients (LTRs). Clinical risk factors for IA have not been fully characterized, especially in the era of extensive anti-fungal prophylaxis. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical risk factors associated with IA in LTRs.

[Experiences of combined heart-lung transplantations in the University Medical Center Groningen].

Objective: Reporting the results of combined heart-lung transplantation in the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), the Netherlands.

Design: Retrospective study.

Method: Data were retrieved of patients who underwent a combined heart-lung transplantation in the UMCG between December 1996 and December 2007.

Extradural thoracic spinal cord compression: unusual initial presentation of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a serious complication after solid-organ transplantation. We report a lung transplant recipient presenting with lower limb weakness as a result of extradural cord compression from PTLD. Diagnosis was made by laminectomy of T-3 with partial removal of the epidural mass.