A rare case of acute renal failure due to massive renal allograft infiltration with Candida glabrata. |
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| Authors: | Nadia Wasi Venkata Reddivari Luis Salinas-Madrigal Paul Garvin Bahar Bastani |
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| Institution: | Division of Nephrology, St Louis University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. |
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| Abstract: | |
Introduction
| Renal transplant patients remain at risk of graft loss due toacute rejection, calcineurin inhibitor toxicity and chronicallograft nephropathy. Less frequent causes include opportunisticinfections related to immunosuppressive therapy. However, infectionsare a major clinical issue in the field of renal transplantation,impacting on graft and patient survival. Fungal infections accountfor about 5% of infections in renal transplant recipients 1].Candida species are the most common fungal pathogen, and themost common forms of infection are oral and esophageal candidiases,vascular access device-related and urinary tract infections2]. The incidence of candidiasis of the renal allograft israre and not very well documented.
Case report
| A 50-year-old white female with a prior medical history of hypertension,
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| Keywords: | acute renal failure alemtuzumab candida glabrata renal transplantation urinary tract infection |
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