Table 5.

Fungal infections in renal transplant patients

Aspergillus

ABPA: Central bronchiectasis with mucus plugging, tree in bud opacities

Aspergilloma: Mobile opacity in preexisting cavity

Semi-invasive: Nodules >1 cm, consolidation +/- cavitation in upper lobes. D/D TB

Angioinvasive: Nodule with halo, mass, wedge-shaped consolidation, cavitation

Airway invasive: Bronchiolitis or bronchopneumonia

Candida

Multiple nodules/consolidation in lower lobes

Cryptococcus

Multiple nodules or masses, segmental or lobar consolidation in lower lobes

Mucormycosis

Large nodules, consolidations with reverse halo sign, and large areas of peripheral GGO

Fissural and chest wall invasion

Pneumocystis jeroveci

Bilateral upper lobe and perihilar GGO and septal thickening with subpleural sparing

Crazy-paving, pneumatocoeles and cysts