title: [Gas-forming mycosis of the kidney].
abstract: We report on the case of a 22-year-old heroin-dependent diabetic woman. She presented with a gas-forming fungal infection of the kidney caused by Candida tropicalis. The patient was successfully treated by conservative means. Problems in the diagnosis and therapy of this rare disease are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vorreuther
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuss
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Franzen
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Engelking
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altenburg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007332:Insulin Infusion Systems; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014567:Urography
chemical_list: D015725:Fluconazole