title: Renal allograft mucormycosis: report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tayyebi
authors.forename: Sakineh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amouian
authors.forename: Nema
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mohamadian
authors.forename: Hamid Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rahimi
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents