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We describe a 36-year-old post-renal transplant patient diagnosed with a rare dual infection by Cryptococcus neoformans and Lichtheimia ramosa. The case highlights the significance of invasive samples and accurate interpretation of fungal biomarkers in the diagnosis of fungal infections in immunosuppressed patients. The mortality in such cases is high owing to delay in diagnosis, inability to perform surgical management or antifungal resistance.
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PG: data collection, investigation, preparation of the first draft, and revision of the manuscript, VM, KA, AS: data collection, investigation, and revision of the manuscript, SR, SS: data collection and investigation, SMR: supervision and revision of the manuscript, HK: conceptualization, supervision, and revision of the manuscript.
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Gupta, P., Kaur, H., Rompally, S. et al. Disseminated Cryptococcosis and Pulmonary Mucormycosis: Dealing with Dual Mycoses in a Renal Transplant Patient. Mycopathologia 188, 163–167 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-022-00700-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-022-00700-2