Reno-invasive fungal infection presenting as acute renal failure: Importance of renal biopsy for early diagnosis
Renal zygomycosis, caused by invasive fungi, is a rare and potentially fatal infec-tion. The patient usually presents with non-specific symptoms and renal failure. A 34-year-old male non-diabetic and without any predisposing factors for systemic fungal infection presented to the emergency department...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| Online Access: | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2014;volume=25;issue=6;spage=1282;epage=1284;aulast=Ranjan |