“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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300045 |