Is pulmonary histoplasmosis a risk factor for acute renal failure in renal transplant recipients?
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.
Pourfarziani
Vahid
V
Dr. Taheri Medical Research Group, Iran.
Taheri
Saeed
S
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