Xavier Melissa Orzechowski, Sales Maria da Penha Uchoa, Camargo José de Jesus Peixoto, Pasqualotto Alessandro Comarú, Severo Luiz Carlos
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2008 Mar-Apr;41(2):200-1. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822008000200014.
A case of invasive aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger in a lung transplant recipient is described. The patient presented hyperglycemia starting postoperatively, with other complications such as cytomegalovirus infection. The associated predisposing factors and other implications are discussed. Aspergillus niger seems to be a fungal species of low virulence that requires the presence of a severely immunosuppressed host to cause invasive disease.
本文描述了一例肺移植受者发生的由黑曲霉引起的侵袭性曲霉病。该患者术后出现高血糖，并伴有其他并发症，如巨细胞病毒感染。文中讨论了相关的易感因素及其他影响。黑曲霉似乎是一种毒力较低的真菌，需要在严重免疫抑制的宿主中才能引起侵袭性疾病。
