Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: Ankur Gupta, Dipankar M Bhowmik, Pavitra M Dogra, Satish Mendonca, Amit Gupta
• Journal: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia (Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl) Vol. 24 Issue 2 Pg. 315-7 (Mar 2013) ISSN: 1319-2442 [Print] Saudi Arabia
• PMID: 23538356 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Immunosuppressive Agents
• Amphotericin B

Topics

• Amphotericin B (therapeutic use)
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (microbiology)
• Candida tropicalis (isolation & purification)
• Candidiasis (diagnosis, drug therapy, immunology, microbiology)
• Fatal Outcome
• Hemoptysis (microbiology)
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Immunosuppressive Agents (adverse effects)
• Kidney Transplantation (immunology)
• Lung Abscess (diagnosis, drug therapy, immunology, microbiology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Treatment Outcome