TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute renal failure as a result of bilateral ureteral obstruction by Candida albicans fungus balls
AU - Shimada, Shuichi
AU - Nakagawa, Haruo
AU - Shintaku, Ichiro
AU - Saito, Seiichi
AU - Arai, Yoichi
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PY - 2006/8
Y1 - 2006/8
N2 - A 73-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital for acute renal failure. An ultrasonogram revealed bilateral hydronephrosis, which worsened despite insertion of a bladder catheter. Nephrostomy catheters were positioned bilaterally, and Candida albicans was found in the urine culture. The patient was successfully treated with intermittent direct irrigation and i.v. antifungal agent therapy. Since 1977, approximately 50 cases of fungus balls or fungal bezoars in the urinary tract have been reported, but the majority of these cases have been characterized by unilateral ureteral or bladder involvement. Herein, we report a case of acute renal failure as a result of bilateral ureteral obstruction by Candida albicans fungus balls.
AB - A 73-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus was admitted to our hospital for acute renal failure. An ultrasonogram revealed bilateral hydronephrosis, which worsened despite insertion of a bladder catheter. Nephrostomy catheters were positioned bilaterally, and Candida albicans was found in the urine culture. The patient was successfully treated with intermittent direct irrigation and i.v. antifungal agent therapy. Since 1977, approximately 50 cases of fungus balls or fungal bezoars in the urinary tract have been reported, but the majority of these cases have been characterized by unilateral ureteral or bladder involvement. Herein, we report a case of acute renal failure as a result of bilateral ureteral obstruction by Candida albicans fungus balls.
KW - Acute renal failure
KW - Candida albicans
KW - Ureteral obstruction
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01509.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01509.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16903942
AN - SCOPUS:33746444854
VL - 13
SP - 1121
EP - 1122
JO - International Journal of Urology
JF - International Journal of Urology
SN - 0919-8172
IS - 8
ER -