Neutrophils phagocytosing fungal hyphae in urinary sediment

The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophils in the...

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Autores principales: Poloni, José Antonio Tesser, Garcia, Clotilde Druck, Rotta, Liane Nanci, Urban, Constantin F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8428652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33350430
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2019-0245
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Sumario:The Phagocytosis of fungal structures by neutrophils is a well-documented function of these immune cells. However, neutrophil phagocytosis of hyphal structures in the urine sediment is not usually observed during routine sample evaluation. This is a case of hyphal phagocytosis by neutrophils in the urine of a kidney allograft recipient patient.

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