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Indian J Med Microbiol ; 2008 Jul-Sep; 26(3): 269-71
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-53766

ABSTRACT

Zygomycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that seldom occurs in individuals with a competent immune system. Isolated involvement of any organ is rare and only a few cases of renal zygomycosis have been reported. We present an unusual case of renal zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a patient with no known predisposing factor. He presented with flakes in the urine and was found to have a poorly functioning right kidney. Ureterorenoscopy was performed, fungal elements removed and pathological confirmation obtained. The patient subsequently underwent nephrectomy after treatment with amphotericin B. He made an uneventful recovery.


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Adult , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Humans , India , Kidney Diseases/drug therapy , Male , Mucorales/isolation & purification , Mucormycosis/diagnosis , Nephrectomy
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