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Late aspergilloma of a renal allograft without need for operative management: a case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Shan E.M.,
Reid M.J.A.,
ChinHong P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12495
Subject(s) - medicine , aspergilloma , aspergillosis , renal transplant , transplantation , antifungal , surgery , intensive care medicine , dermatology , immunology
A spergillus infection localized to the renal allograft is a rare and potentially life‐threatening infection and typically requires a combination of operative and medical management. We report the case of a renal allograft aspergilloma in a renal transplant patient presenting 2 years post transplant, successfully managed non‐surgically. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient presenting with an allograft aspergilloma so long after transplantation and being successfully managed with antifungal therapy alone.