Open AccessCandida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient
Author(s) -
Ankur Gupta,
D Bhowmik,
Pavitra Manu Dogra,
Satish Mendonca,
Amit Gupta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.109589
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , complication , renal transplant , amphotericin b , lung , abscess , candida tropicalis , surgery , transplantation , antifungal , dermatology
We herein report a renal allograft recipient five years post transplant who had bilateral lung abscesses. The abscess grew Candida tropicalis on bronchoalveolar lavage. The patient was administered amphotericin B, but succumbed to massive hemoptysis. The case highlights a fungal complication in renal transplant and need for early suspicion and prompt therapy.