title: Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: We herein report a renal allograft recipient five years post transplant who had bilateral lung abscesses. The abscess grew Candida tropicalis 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. parthankur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Dipankar M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Bhowmik
authors.forename: Pavitra M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dogra
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mendonca
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B