Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient

Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient

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 rena...

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Main Authors: Ankur Gupta, Dipankar M Bhowmik, Pavitra M Dogra, Satish Mendonca, Amit Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2013;volume=24;issue=2;spage=315;epage=317;aulast=Gupta

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