“I have chicken fat in my urine!” A case of Candida tropicalis induced emphysematous pyelitis

A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presented with fever and flank pain. A computed tomography scan showed free air within both collecting systems. A diagnosis of emphysematous pyelitis was made after other alternative diagnoses were ruled out. Urine culture grew Candida tropicalis. The em...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Alansari, Manuel Duran Borras, Noella Boma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300045