Renal allograft mucormycosis: report of two cases.
BACKGROUND
Mucormycosis is often seen in immunosuppressed patients. Rarely, it involves the kidney alone.


METHODS
In two patients, mucormycosis was found in renal allografts removed because of rejection.


RESULTS
In both cases, transplant nephrectomy was curative.


CONCLUSIONS
Mucormycosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with renal allograft rejection so that prompt treatment can rescue the patient and the graft.
Tayyebi
Naser
N
Department of Pathology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Amouian
Sakineh
S
Mohamadian
Nema
N
Rahimi
Hamid Reza
HR
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents