“I have chicken fat in my urine!” A case of Candida tropicalis induced emphysematous pyelitis

A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presented with fever and flank pain. A computed tomography scan showed free air within both collecting systems. A diagnosis of emphysematous pyelitis was made after other alternative diagnoses were ruled out. Urine culture grew Candida tropicalis. The em...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alansari, Ahmed, Borras, Manuel Duran, Boma, Noella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4744336/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26909246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.01.004
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Sumario:A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presented with fever and flank pain. A computed tomography scan showed free air within both collecting systems. A diagnosis of emphysematous pyelitis was made after other alternative diagnoses were ruled out. Urine culture grew Candida tropicalis. The emphysematous pyelitis resolved with conservative management using antifungal therapy.

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