Infective dyspepsia in a heart transplant recipient.

作者信息

Huwez F U, McPhaden A R, Belcher P R, Naik S K, Wheatley D J

机构信息

Scottish Cardiopulmonary Transplant Centre, University Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

出版信息

J Gastroenterol. 1996 Dec;31(6):848-50. doi: 10.1007/BF02358613.

We report the coexistence of symptomatic viral, bacterial, and fungal infection of the upper gastrointestinal tract in a heart transplant recipient. Endoscopic findings were normal at all levels but, because of severe symptoms and recent conversion to positive serology for Cytomegalovirus, biopsies were taken. These showed esophageal candidiasis and gastric Helicobacter infection that has hitherto been unreported in cardiac transplant recipients.