Fungaemia caused by obstructive renal candida bezoars leads to bilateral chorioretinitis: a case report

Fungaemia caused by obstructive renal candida bezoars leads to bilateral chorioretinitis: a case report

Abstract Background Renal fungal bezoars are remarkably rare and mostly occur in immunodeficient patients. Only a small number of cases with immunocompetent patients have been published so far. The published treatment approaches comprised systemic antimycotic therapy and surgical or minimal invasive...

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Main Authors: Johannes Stein, Stefan Latz, Jörg Ellinger, Guido Fechner, Maher Safi, Philipp Krausewitz, Simone Müller, Karin Weyer, Stefan C. Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Urology
Subjects:
Candida chorioretinitis
Candida glabrata
Fungaemia
Obstructive nephropathy
Renal bezoars
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12894-018-0335-6

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