Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a liver transplant recipient.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of Lasiodiplodia theobromae pneumonia in a patient who died 14 days after cadaveric-liver transplantation. His condition was complicated by Enterococcus faecium peritonitis. Direct microscopy analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage specimens showed septate hyphae. A dematiaceous mold was recovered and identified as L. theobromae by microscopic morphology and EF1alpha gene sequencing.

SUBMITTER: Woo PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2224279 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature