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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2017; 23(43): 7807-7812
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7807
Published online Nov 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i43.7807
Fatal gastrointestinal histoplasmosis 15 years after orthotopic liver transplantation
Nikita Agrawal, Nick P Thompson, Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
David EJ Jones, Jessica K Dyson, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
Tim Hoare, Department of Radiology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
Sharon A Melmore, Stephanie Needham, Department of Histopathology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
Author contributions: All authors contributed to writing this case report and all authors apart from Agrawal N were involved in the care of this patient.
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Correspondence to: Nick P Thompson, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE7 7DN, United Kingdom. nick.thompson@nuth.nhs.uk
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Received: July 19, 2017
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: August 10, 2017
Revised: September 28, 2017
Accepted: October 17, 2017
Article in press: October 17, 2017
Published online: November 21, 2017
Processing time: 123 Days and 10.3 Hours
Peer-review started: July 20, 2017
First decision: August 10, 2017
Revised: September 28, 2017
Accepted: October 17, 2017
Article in press: October 17, 2017
Published online: November 21, 2017
Processing time: 123 Days and 10.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Histoplasmosis is an endemic fungal infection in many parts of the world; the majority of hosts remain asymptomatic. Clinical manifestations are most commonly pulmonary. We present an unusual case of Histoplasmosis occurring in a patient who was living in a non-endemic region, developed the disease after 15 years of immunosuppression following an orthotopic liver transplant, she presented with no pulmonary symptoms but rather luminal GI and systemic symptoms. This highlights the importance of considering Histoplasmosis within the differential of immunosuppressed patients with a past relevant travel history who present with diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain and granulomatous colitis.