ABSTRACT
Vesical fungus ball is a mobile, oval and echogenic mass as a result of accumulation of long and wide numerous hyphae. Fungal urinary tract infection incidence has increased notoriously and there are isolated yeast in 7 to 8% of urine cultures. Different species of Candida are cause of urinary tract infection. Epidemiologically, the first isolated pathogen is Candida albicans, followed by Candida tropicalis. Bladder poll has been documented as the most important risk factor for candiduria in critical patients into intensive care.
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Candida tropicalis/isolation & purification , Candidiasis/microbiology , Cross Infection/microbiology , Urinary Bladder Diseases/microbiology , Child, Preschool , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Vesical fungus ball is a mobile, oval and echogenic mass as a result of accumulation of long and wide numerous hyphae. Fungal urinary tract infection incidence has increased notoriously and there are isolated yeast in 7 to 8% of urine cultures. Different species of Candida are cause of urinary tract infection. Epidemiologically, the first isolated pathogen is Candida albicans, followed by Candida tropicalis. Bladder poll has been documented as the most important risk factor for candiduria in critical patients into intensive care.
Un fungoma vesical es una masa móvil, oval y ecogénica en la vejiga resultante del acúmulo de hifas largas y anchas. La incidencia de la infección urinaria de etiología fúngica se ha incrementado notablemente. Se aíslan levaduras en 7 a 8% de los urocultivos. Diferentes especies de Candida son causantes de infección urinaria, siendo Candida albicans la más frecuente, seguida de Candida tropicalis. Presentamos el caso de un niño varón de cuatro años, con un síndrome de Guillain Barré, catéter urinario permanente, estadía prolongada en UCI y expuesto a tratamiento antibacteriano de amplio espectro que desarrolló un fungoma vesical, diagnosticado por ecotomografía, con aislamiento de C. tropicalis en orina. Se trató con anfotericina B deoxicolato y extracción del fungoma por cistoscopia, con buena respuesta clínica. El cateterismo vesical se ha documentado como el factor de riesgo más importante para candiduria en pacientes de terapia intensiva.