An interesting case of failed renal transplant complicated by a lymphocele infected with Pasteurella multocida and a review of the literature.

Lymphoceles are a well-known complication of renal transplant surgery and can be asymptomatic or present with a variety of symptoms and complications. We describe a patient who presented with a Pasteurella multocida infection of a lymphocele which occurred 3 weeks after a course of penicillin for a cat bite and 10 months after a renal transplant nephrectomy. We also will review the incidence, predisposing factors, origin, symptomatology, diagnosis, complications, and treatments of post-renal transplant lymphoceles.