title: Renal allograft transplant recipient with ruptured hydatid native kidney.
abstract: Echinococcosis of the kidneys in a renal transplant recipient is extremely rare and its occurrence being related to immunosuppression is a possibility which needs further characterisation. Ruptured renal hydatid in a renal transplant recipient is not reported so far to our best knowledge. We present a 42-year-old renal allograft receipient who presented one year after transplant with left flank pain, palpable left lumbar mass and gross hydatiduria. Investigations revealed a ruptured native hydatid kidney. Patient was managed with a combination of chemotherapy and left native nephrectomy and discharged in a satisfactory condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Riyaz Ahmad
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Imtiyaz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
authors.forename: Muzaffar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wani
keywords: Hydatid cyst; hydatiduria; renal transplant