Clinical analysis of pulmonary mucor infection after kidney transplantation from citizens' death organ donation

Objective To explore the causes, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary mucor infection after kidney transplantation from citizens' death organ donation. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the causes, diagnosis and treatment of 4 cases of typical pulmonary mucor infection since the implementation of organ donation and kidney transplantation after death at our hospital from January 2015 to June 2019. Results Among 4 patients with severe clinical symptoms, 3 survived after timely symptomatic treatments and 1 patient died due to mucor invasion of pulmonary blood vessels and hemothorax. Conclusions Pulmonary mucor infection is often rapid, aggressive and even fatal after kidney transplantation from citizens' death organ donation. For saving the life of transplant recipients, it is vital to save to withdraw or lower the dose of immunosuppressive agents timely and use antibacterial agents against mucor alone or jointly according to clinical condition. Key words: Kidney transplantation; Pulmonary infection; Mucor; Diagnosis; Treatment