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Pulmonary malakoplakia secondary to Rhodococcus equi infection mimicking a lung neoplasm in a lung transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Nickel Ian C.,
Boys Joshua A.,
Dill Erik A.,
Weder Max M.,
Krupnick Alexander S.,
Walters Dustin M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.15045
Subject(s) - rhodococcus equi , malakoplakia , medicine , lung , lung transplantation , etiology , pathology , malacoplakia , transplantation , pulmonary infection , biochemistry , virulence , gene , chemistry
Pulmonary masses occasionally occur after lung transplantation and vary in etiology, which includes malignant and benign conditions, such as infection. Here, we report a case of a patient presenting with a lung mass 3 years after lung transplant. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of pulmonary malakoplakia due to Rhodococcus equi infection in an allograft post–lung transplantation. This case outlines the challenges of differentiating benign from malignant masses after transplantation.