Browsing by Author "Muldoon, Jessica L."

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Progressive Cholestasis and Biliary Cirrhosis After Initiating Oral Semaglutide: Report From the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2022-12-26) Ma, Jiayi; Mathur, Karan; Muldoon, Jessica L.; Ghabril, Marwan; Chalasani, Naga; Vuppalanchi, Raj; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Semaglutide has little hepatic metabolism and is deemed low risk for causing drug-induced liver injury (DILI). We present a case of DILI from the US DILI Network. The case involved a 51-year-old man with type 2 diabetes who presented with jaundice and acute-on-chronic kidney disease 6 months after starting oral semaglutide. His liver injury progressed to biliary cirrhosis, accompanied by nephritis that led to end-stage renal disease. Extensive evaluations including liver and kidney biopsies revealed no alternative etiologies. Cholestatic gene sequencing revealed heterozygosity for ABCC2 and DHCR7. He eventually underwent combined liver and kidney transplantation.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    An unusual presentation of cutaneous histoplasmosis as a recurrent solitary and spontaneously healing lesion in an immunocompetent patient
    (Microbiology Society, 2020) Muldoon, Jessica L.; Wysozan, Timothy R.; Toubin, Yulianna; Relich, Ryan F.; Davis, Thomas E.; Zhang, Chen; Alomari, Ahmed K.; Dermatology, School of Medicine
    Infection with Histoplasma capsulatum typically manifests as a self-limiting pulmonary disease in immunocompetent patients. Systemic symptoms such as cutaneous lesions are associated with immunodeficient states. Our patient was an immunocompetent 68-year-old male who presented with a plaque on his left infraorbital area that was concerning for malignancy. Histological examination of the lesion revealed granulomatous inflammation and small yeast forms suggestive of H. capsulatum. The lesion resolved spontaneously and recurred 1 year later. On recurrence, histological examination again revealed yeast forms consistent with H. capsulatum. Serum and urine testing for H. capsulatum antigen were negative. Next-generation sequencing detected H. capsulatum, which supported the diagnosis of a cutaneous infection. The patient was prescribed and started treatment with itraconazole for 1 year after recurrence of the lesion, and he has not reported further disease recurrence to date. This case is unique because of the presentation of a primary cutaneous recurrent H. capsulatum lesion, and it demonstrated the utility of laboratory testing in its diagnosis.