Malakoplakia of the Kidney Transplant

Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous disease associated with infection.1 Malakoplakia most often involves the bladder, although it can affect any organ, including the native or transplanted kidney.2,3 Indeed, solid organ transplant recipients and other immunocompromised individuals are at increased risk of malakoplakia. This case report and systematic re-view of the literature raises important considerations related to malakoplakia of the kidney transplant.