scholarly journals Metastatic pulmonary calcification misdiagnosed as a fungal infection: A case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZHIXIN LIANG ◽  
TIAN QIU ◽  
ZHIGANG ZHAO ◽  
LIANG'AN CHEN ◽  
DANYANG SHE
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Pulmonary Calcification ◽  
Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification

Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification With Coexisting Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: A Case Report

2019 ◽  
Vol 152 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S52-S52
Author(s):  
Arati Inamdar ◽  
Rajiv Pulinthanathu
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Ct Scan ◽  
Interstitial Pneumonia ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Ground Glass ◽  
Rapid Progression ◽  
Pulmonary Calcification ◽  
Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia ◽  
The Right ◽  
Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification

Abstract Patients with underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) often have elevated serum calcium and parathyroid hormones due to compromised kidney function. We present a case of a 63-year-old female nonsmoker with surgical history of three renal transplants (at age 47, 51, and 58) along with thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy who came to the emergency department with complaint of persistent dry cough and shortness of breath for the last 2 months. The patient had been on immunosuppressive drugs, tacrolimus, prednisolone, and mycophenolic acid since her first renal transplant as well as on cinacalcet after parathyroidectomy (at age 54). Initial computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated ground-glass opacities in bilateral upper lobes while bronchoscopy revealed few inflammatory cells without any fungi or bacteria. Repeat CT scan performed 5 days later due to rapid progression of her clinical symptoms showed worsening of ground-glass opacities in bilateral upper lobes and new nodules in right middle and lower lung lobes. The wedge lung biopsy revealed metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC) in the right upper lobe while nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NISP) in the right lower lobe confirmed the coexistence of two different pathological processes most likely complicating the patient’s clinical symptoms. Despite comprehensive medical therapy, patient’s symptoms have been progressively worsening and she is currently undergoing evaluation for both renal and lung transplants. Our case report not only presents a rare case of MPC coexisting with NSIP but also sheds light on the associated morbidity due to pulmonary diseases in CKD patients.

Symptomatic metastatic pulmonary calcification in a renal transplant recipient

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (9) ◽  
pp. 1046-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sachdev ◽  
J. A. J. Barbara ◽  
V. Au ◽  
D. W. Henderson ◽  
J. J. Bowden
Keyword(s):  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Renal Transplant Recipient ◽  
Pulmonary Calcification ◽  
Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification

scholarly journals Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an adult with acute leukemia: case report and literature review

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Alghamdi ◽  
A. Lutynski ◽  
M. Minden ◽  
C. Rotstein
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Acute Leukemia ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Antifungal Therapy ◽  
Successful Treatment ◽  
Invasive Fungal Infection ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Considerable Morbidity ◽  
Delays In Diagnosis

Mucormycosis has emerged as an important cause of invasive fungal infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an unusual presentation of this invasive fungal infection, and it causes considerable morbidity and mortality. Such outcomes are due in part to a nonspecific presentation that results in delays in diagnosis and treatment. Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis involves surgical debridement and appropriate antifungal therapy.

CAPD Catheter Exit-Site and Tunnel Infection with Fungal Etiology—Treatment and Catheter Reinsertion for an Extremely Rare Complication

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-239
Author(s):  
Manmeet Singh Jhawar ◽  
Jasmin Das ◽  
Pratish George ◽  
Anil Luther
Keyword(s):  
Candida Albicans ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Fungal Infection ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Exit Site ◽  
Duration Of Therapy ◽  
Tunnel Infection ◽  
Few Data

Fungal infection is an extremely rare etiology of exit-site and tunnel infection in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). There are few data available regarding its management—especially choice of antifungals, duration of therapy, and removal of catheter. There are no guidelines pertaining to reinsertion of the CAPD catheter following fungal exit-site and tunnel infection. This case report highlights Candida albicans as a rare cause of exit-site and tunnel infection of the CAPD catheter. The catheter was removed and the patient received appropriate antifungal therapy followed by reinsertion of the CAPD catheter and re-initiation on CAPD.

Unusual Manifestations of Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edson Marchiori ◽  
Nestor L M??ller ◽  
Arthur Soares Souza ◽  
Dante L Escuissato ◽  
Emerson L Gasparetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Calcification ◽  
Metastatic Pulmonary Calcification
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