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Pretransplant cryptococcosis and outcome after liver transplantation

✍ Scribed by Costi D. Sifri; Hsin-Yun Sun; Thomas V. Cacciarelli; Brian Wispelwey; Timothy L. Pruett; Nina Singh

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 77 KB
Volume: 16
Category: Article
ISSN: 1527-6465
DOI: 10.1002/lt.22024

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✦ Synopsis

The posttransplant outcomes and optimal management of patients with end-stage liver disease who develop cryptococcosis prior to transplantation have not been defined. We discuss these issues in the context of successful liver transplantation and pretransplant cryptococcal disease. Our report suggests that liver transplantation may be cautiously considered under the umbrella of fluconazole therapy in patients with end-stage liver disease and pretransplant cryptococcosis, provided that disease control is achieved with adequate treatment before transplantation.

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