Nosocomial urinary tract aspergilloma in an immunocompetent host: an unusual occurrence
| Autor: | Bhupinder Kumar Jain, Archana Singal, Chander Grover, Shukla Das, Deepika Pandhi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain Itraconazole immuncompetent Urinary system Aspergillus flavus Dermatology Aspergillosis Gastroenterology Internal medicine lcsh:Dermatology medicine urinary tract Ureteric Stone biology business.industry nosocomial lcsh:RL1-803 medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Surgery Urethra medicine.anatomical_structure E-Case Report medicine.symptom business Aspergilloma medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Dermatology Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 58, Iss 5, Pp 408-408 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 1998-3611 |
| Popis: | Fungal infections of the urinary tract are usually encountered following prolonged antibiotic use, instrumentation and indwelling urinary catheters. Candida is the most frequent causative fungus. However, infections with Aspergillus flavus have been reported previously in immune-compromised hosts. We, hereby, report a 32-year-old immunocompetent man diagnosed to have urinary tract infection caused by Aspergillus flavus following instrumentation for the removal of a ureteric stone. The infection was symptomatic, associated with abdominal pain and subsequent passage of fungal masses per urethra. Patient was treated successfully with a prolonged course of broad spectrum antifungal agent itraconazole. |
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