Candida lung abscesses in a renal transplant recipient

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We herein report a renal allograft recipient five years post-transplant that had bilateral lung abscesses.

The abscess grew Candida tropical is 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.