Case Report

The Spectrum of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: A Clinicopathologic Demonstration of Tacrolimus-Induced Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in a Lung Transplant Patient

Immunosuppressive drugs used post-transplantation are among the most common causes of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP). Diagnosis is often confounded not only by its myriad presentations, but also because these manifestations may be explained by the comorbidities or complications of transplantation. A 61-year-old female who had a single lung transplant for…

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Review Article

Central Nervous System Infections in Transplant Recipients by Cladophialophora bantiana

Cladophialophora bantiana, a dematiaceous fungus, is an uncommon pathogenic organism originally thought to more commonly affect immunocompetent patients. Increasing numbers of reports, however, describe the organism affecting immunocompromised patients. Like all dematiaceous fungi, Cladophialophora can be recognized in histopathologic sections by the golden-brown coloration in the walls of the hyphae….

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