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| Year : 2006 |
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Fungal Abdominal Wall Abscess in a Renal Transplant Recipient
R Suzan Sanavi1, Reza Afshar2, Hossein Nejad Gashti1
1 Nephrology department, Hasheminejad Hospital, Iran Medical Science University, Iran
2 Nephrology department, Hasheminejad Hospital, Shahed University, Iran
Correspondence Address:
R Suzan Sanavi
Nephrology Deptarment, Hasheminejad Hospital, Iran Medical Science University, Tehran
Iran
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PMID: 16970259 
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The incidence of fungal infection is significantly higher in patients with endstage renal disease and renal transplant recipients than in normal individuals. Candidia Albicans is an uncommon cause of abdominal wall abscess. We describe a 37 year-old renal transplant recipient with such an infection. He presented with atypical clinical manifestations and an insidious course, but was successfully treated with antifungal therapy. |
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