Anuria from candida pyelonephritis and obstructing fungal balls.
A premature newborn male required intensive care and prolonged antibiotic therapy for respiratory distress. Acute renal failure developed from bilateral obstructive candida pyelonephritis complicating systemic Candida albicans infection. Necropsy also revealed organizing subarachnoid hematoma and granulomatous candida meningoencephalitis.
D001002:Anuria / Q000209:etiology*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology