Pulmonary malakoplakia secondary to Rhodococcus equi infection mimicking a lung neoplasm in a lung transplant recipient.
Am J Transplant
; 19(2): 597-600, 2019 02.
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| ID: mdl-30063120
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary masses occasionally occur after lung transplantation and vary in etiology, which includes malignant and benign conditions, such as infection. Here, we report a case of a patient presenting with a lung mass 3 years after lung transplant. To our knowledge, this is the first described case of pulmonary malakoplakia due to Rhodococcus equi infection in an allograft post-lung transplantation. This case outlines the challenges of differentiating benign from malignant masses after transplantation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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Infecções por Actinomycetales
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Transplante de Pulmão
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Rhodococcus equi
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Pneumopatias
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Malacoplasia
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Transplant
Assunto da revista:
TRANSPLANTE
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos