Primary renal candidiasis associated with a penile prosthesis in a diabetic man.
Infectious complications of penile prostheses are unusual even in diabetic patients, and generally involve Staphylococcus or gram-negative enteric organisms. This paper presents a diabetic patient who developed fatal, primary renal candidiasis associated with an infected penile prosthesis. He is the fourth patient we have seen with refractory nausea and vomiting associated with a cryptic urinary infection. Invasive Candida should always be considered in a diabetic patient with evidence of a urinary tract infection.
Goldman
J M
JM
Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11235.
Wheeler
M F
MF
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000209:etiology; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology