PMID: 9190641Jan 1, 1997Paper

Acute renal insufficiency during Candida albicans candidiasis in a 2-month old infant

Przegla̧d lekarski
J FilipowiczM Slusarczyk

Abstract

In this paper has been described the case of 2-month old infant with acute renal insufficiency caused by mechanical obstacle of fungal bezoars. Bilateral pyelostomy has been performed and fungal masses have been washed out from kidney pelvis. The applied treatment including administration of Fluconazole intravenously caused disappearance of acute renal insufficiency. In this paper authors described pathogenesis, clinical symptoms, and treatment of urinary tract fungal infection.

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