Author/Authors :
Malakoutian, Tahereh Department of Nephrology - Hashemi Nejad Nephrology & Urology Center Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Yarmohamadi, Maliheh Department of Internal Medicine - Kosar Hospital - Semnan university of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran , Mohammadi, Ronak Department of Nephrology - Hashemi Nejad Nephrology & Urology Center Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Asgari, Mojgan Department of Nephrology - Hashemi Nejad Nephrology & Urology Center Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Mahmoodian, Reyhaneh Department of Nephrology - Hashemi Nejad Nephrology & Urology Center Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Splenic abscess is one of the rare and potentially life-threatening complications after kidney transplantation. Splenic abscess generally occurs in patients who have immunodeficiency state. It becomes more important with the increased use of immunosuppressed drugs and organ transplantation. The clinical presentation of splenic abscess is insidious, often with constitutional symptoms. Left upper quadrant tenderness is an uncommon sign. Therefore, its diagnosis is difficult and requires a high degree of clinical suspicion. We report a case under renal transplantation with recurrent fungal infection in different organs with two episodes of fungemia who died after splenectomy
Keywords :
Renal transplantation , Immunosuppressive therapy , Candidiasis , Splenectomy
