Abstract
Very-low-birth-weight premature infants are at high risk for invasive candidiasis. The most commonly involved organ is the kidney. Renal candidiasis may present as fungus-ball obstructive uropathy. We describe unilateral renal obstruction secondary to fungus-ball in a premature infant. Noninvasive, systemic antibiotic treatment, including amphotericin B and fluconazole, resulted in disappearance of the finding.
MeSH terms
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Candidiasis / diagnostic imaging
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Candidiasis / drug therapy*
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Fluconazole / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Infant, Newborn
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Infant, Premature*
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Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
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Kidney Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Kidney Diseases / drug therapy
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Kidney Diseases / microbiology*
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Male
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Ultrasonography
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Amphotericin B
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Fluconazole