Unilateral renal fungus ball caused by Candida glabrata.
Med Mycol Case Rep
; 44: 100649, 2024 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-38681664
ABSTRACT
A 46-year-old diabetic woman with unilateral renal fungus ball was successfully treated with antifungal therapy, endoscopic extraction and ureteral stent placement. The patient was initially treated for a right staghorn calculus, thereafter developed urinary symptoms. Imaging revealed distal left ureter filling defects and a previous stent at the ureteropelvic junction. Urine culture confirmed Candida glabrata sensitive to Micafungin. Bilateral ureteroscopy facilitated the extraction of a left renal pelvis fungus ball. This case underscores the challenges in diagnosing fungal UTIs in patients with predisposing factors, and highlights a combined medical and surgical approach for effective treatment of renal fungus balls.
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Med Mycol Case Rep
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2024
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