Management of an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant with Bilateral Renal Obstruction Caused by Candida albicans Fungus Balls

Fabian Brüning; Axel Hegele; Günter Klaus; Rolf F Maier; Rainer Hofmann

doi:10.1155/2019/3684734

Management of an Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant with Bilateral Renal Obstruction Caused by Candida albicans Fungus Balls

Case Rep Urol. 2019 Nov 5:2019:3684734. doi: 10.1155/2019/3684734. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Fabian Brüning¹, Axel Hegele¹, Günter Klaus², Rolf F Maier³, Rainer Hofmann¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital, Philipps-University Marburg, Baldingerstr. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
² KfH Pediatric Kidney Center and Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital, Philipps-University Marburg, Baldingerstr. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
³ Children's Hospital, Philipps-University Marburg, Baldingerstr. 1, 35043 Marburg, Germany.

Abstract

We report an extremely low birth weight infant with anuria caused by bilateral Candida albicans fungus balls it was treated with a combination of antifungal therapy, irrigation and pyelotomy. This lead to a recovery of renal function, after a follow-up of 77 month no more Candida was cultured from urine.

Publication types

Case Reports