title: Is pulmonary histoplasmosis a risk factor for acute renal failure in renal transplant recipients?
abstract: Prolonged use of immunosuppressive medication is associated with an increased susceptibility to viral, bacterial and fungal infections. This paper reports a 42 year old kidney transplant recipient with 10 years of stable allograft function who developed pulmonary histoplasmosis and consequently lost his kidney. This report corroborates the previously proposed threat of infection with H. capsulatum for kidney allograft rejection.
authors: Dr. Taheri Medical Research Group, Iran.
authors: Vahid
authors: V
authors: Pourfarziani
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Taheri
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006660:Histoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D012307:Risk Factors