Fungal infections have an important role in organ transplant recipients, and in some cases can be lethal. Blastomycosis is rare in kidney transplantation. We present a case of cutaneous blastomycosis in a kidney transplant recipient in Tunisia, a country outside the known endemic countries. This case, with the very uncommon and unexpected diagnosis of blastomycosis, demonstrates the diversity of infections in transplant recipients and reflects the importance of histologic and serologic tests in the immunocompromised patient.
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Univ Indonesia, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Salemba Tengah St 29, Cent Jakarta 10430, Special Capital, IndonesiaUniv Indonesia, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Salemba Tengah St 29, Cent Jakarta 10430, Special Capital, Indonesia
Amuda, Bil'awal Ramadhan
Situmorang, Gerhard Reinaldi
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Univ Indonesia, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Salemba Tengah St 29, Cent Jakarta 10430, Special Capital, IndonesiaUniv Indonesia, Fac Med, Dept Urol, Salemba Tengah St 29, Cent Jakarta 10430, Special Capital, Indonesia
Situmorang, Gerhard Reinaldi
Rasyid, Nur
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