Aspergillus pneumonia in a renal transplant recipient

Infections following renal transplantation remain a major cause of morbidity and death. Aspergillus fumigates is an invasive opportunistic fungal infection with a rapid course and grave prognosis. Early diagnosis is critical for a favourable outcome in invasive aspergillusis, but is difficult to achieve with easy methods of diagnosis; deep tissue diagnostic specimens are often difficult to obtain from critically ill patients. We report a case of cadaver donor renal allograft recipient who had a fatal pulmonary infection with rapid downhill course due to Aspergillus fumigatus.