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Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report
Mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is on the increase. Individuals at risk are those with diabetes mellitus, haematological malignancy, etc. Infections are uncommon in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Clinical presentations include rhinocerebral, pulmonary or disseminated forms. Ris...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34485490 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v36i1.202 |
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author | Khaba, Moshawa C. Nevondo, Lesedi M. Moroatshehla, Sydney M. Makhado, Ndivhuho A. |
author_facet | Khaba, Moshawa C. Nevondo, Lesedi M. Moroatshehla, Sydney M. Makhado, Ndivhuho A. |
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description | Mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is on the increase. Individuals at risk are those with diabetes mellitus, haematological malignancy, etc. Infections are uncommon in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Clinical presentations include rhinocerebral, pulmonary or disseminated forms. Risk factors should alert clinicians to a high index of suspicion. Prompt diagnosis, facilitated by radiological imaging and tissue sampling, with appropriate medical and surgical intervention can potentially improve patient outcomes. Here we describe a rare case of renal mass in a patient living with HIV presenting to casualty department with abdominal pain and fever. Radiological imaging showed a renal mass whilst histopathological findings were suggestive of mucormycosis. Management included antifungal therapy and subsequent nephrectomy. The patient improved significantly and was discharged home. |
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spelling | pubmed-83780542021-09-03 Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report Khaba, Moshawa C. Nevondo, Lesedi M. Moroatshehla, Sydney M. Makhado, Ndivhuho A. S Afr J Infect Dis Case Report Mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is on the increase. Individuals at risk are those with diabetes mellitus, haematological malignancy, etc. Infections are uncommon in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Clinical presentations include rhinocerebral, pulmonary or disseminated forms. Risk factors should alert clinicians to a high index of suspicion. Prompt diagnosis, facilitated by radiological imaging and tissue sampling, with appropriate medical and surgical intervention can potentially improve patient outcomes. Here we describe a rare case of renal mass in a patient living with HIV presenting to casualty department with abdominal pain and fever. Radiological imaging showed a renal mass whilst histopathological findings were suggestive of mucormycosis. Management included antifungal therapy and subsequent nephrectomy. The patient improved significantly and was discharged home. AOSIS OpenJournals 2021-03-02 /pmc/articles/PMC8378054/ /pubmed/34485490 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v36i1.202 Text en © 2021. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Khaba, Moshawa C. Nevondo, Lesedi M. Moroatshehla, Sydney M. Makhado, Ndivhuho A. Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title | Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title_full | Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title_fullStr | Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title_short | Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report |
title_sort | disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378054/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34485490 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajid.v36i1.202 |
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