Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient

• Published in: Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation 2013-03, Vol.24 (2), p.315-317
• Main Authors: Gupta, Ankur, Bhowmik, Dipankar M., Dogra, Pavitra M., Mendonca, Satish, Gupta, Amit
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Amphotericin B - therapeutic use; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Antiparasitic agents; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology; Candida tropicalis - isolation & purification; Candidiasis - diagnosis; Candidiasis - drug therapy; Candidiasis - immunology; Candidiasis - microbiology; Care and treatment; Case studies; Complications; Diagnosis; Diseases; Drug therapy; Fatal Outcome; Fungal viruses; Health aspects; Hemoptysis - microbiology; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects; Kidney Transplantation - immunology; Kidneys; Lung Abscess - diagnosis; Lung Abscess - drug therapy; Lung Abscess - immunology; Lung Abscess - microbiology; Lung diseases; Lungs; Male; Middle Aged; Organ transplant recipients; Patient outcomes; Prognosis; Risk factors; Transplantation; Treatment Outcome; الأمراض; الرئتان; الكانديدا; الكلى; المضاعفات; زرع الأعضاء
• ISSN: 1319-2442; 2320-3838
• DOI: 10.4103/1319-2442.109589

We herein report a renal allograft recipient five years post-transplant that had bilateral lung abscesses. The abscess grew Candida tropical is 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.