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ArticleCase reports in transplantation2026

Multifocal Cutaneous and Musculoskeletal

Zoe Behrman, Muhamed Abubacker

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Article in Case reports in transplantation, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Multifocal Cutaneous and MusculoskeletalCase reports in transplantation · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Zoe BehrmanWest Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA, wvsom.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6443-2816
Muhamed AbubackerDepartment of Rheumatology, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals, Charleston, West Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7782-2115

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with a history of deceased donor kidney transplantation presented with progressive bilateral ankle pain, lower extremity swelling, and painful nodular skin lesions. Initial evaluation suggested erythema nodosum and inflammatory arthritis, with nondiagnostic musculoskeletal imaging and arthrocentesis. Corticosteroid therapy resulted in only transient improvement. Persistent low-titer serum cryptococcal antigenemia with negative cerebrospinal fluid studies further complicated the diagnostic evaluation and prompted empiric fluconazole therapy. Progressive disease led to recurrent hospitalization and inability to bear weight. Initial synovial fluid aspiration demonstrated acid-fast bacilli, whereas repeat bilateral aspirations demonstrated concomitant monosodium urate crystals and acid-fast bacilli. Skin biopsy demonstrated rod-shaped acid-fast organisms with negative fungal staining. Routine cultures were unrevealing, but independent polymerase chain reaction testing performed at two reference laboratories identified Conclusion: This case highlights the diagnostic complexity of

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crystal arthropathyerythema nodosumkidney transplantationMycobacterium haemophilumnontuberculous mycobacteriaopportunistic infection

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PMID42539693
PMCPMC13424453

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