Majocchi's granuloma and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease in a renal transplant recipient

Renal transplant recipients are predisposed to infection and malignancy bec ause of underlying long-term immunosuppressive therapy. In this case report , a renal transplant patient with coexisting Trichophyton rubrum granuloma (Majocchi's granuloma) and posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD ) is presented, showing the undesirable effects of heavy Immunosuppression. Majocchi's granuloma was probably associated with PTLD as a reflection of overimmunosuppression. (C) 2001 by the National Kidney Foundation, Inc.