Malakoplakia Presenting as a Lung Mass in a Lung Transplant Recipient: Case Report

Harpreet Singh Grewal; Renu K Virk; Maggie E Carroll; Luke J Benvenuto; Hilary Robbins; Lori Shah; Frank D'Ovidio; Selim M Arcasoy

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.11.013

Malakoplakia Presenting as a Lung Mass in a Lung Transplant Recipient: Case Report

Transplant Proc. 2022 Jan-Feb;54(1):173-175. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.11.013. Epub 2021 Dec 29.

Authors

Harpreet Singh Grewal¹, Renu K Virk², Maggie E Carroll², Luke J Benvenuto², Hilary Robbins², Lori Shah², Frank D'Ovidio², Selim M Arcasoy²

Affiliations

¹ Columbia University Lung Transplant Program, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Columbia University Lung Transplant Program, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY.

PMID: 34973840
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.11.013

Abstract

Lung nodules or masses due to a variety of malignant or benign conditions such as opportunistic infections are observed after lung transplant. Malakoplakia is a rare complication in immunocompromised patients. Here we describe the clinical course and management of a lung transplant recipient with pulmonary malakoplakia and provide a review of the literature. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case of pulmonary malakoplakia due to Escherichia coli infection in a lung allograft.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Escherichia coli Infections*
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging
Lung Transplantation* / adverse effects
Malacoplakia* / diagnosis
Malacoplakia* / etiology
Transplant Recipients