title: Renal aspergillosis giving rise to obstructive uropathy and recurrent anuric renal failure.
abstract: A sixty-year-old previously healthy male patient presented with anuric renal failure of sudden onset. He was detected to have Aspergillus fumigatus fungal balls in the renal pelvis, ureters and bladder which were removed and his renal function improved. He was treated with itraconazole and sent home. Three weeks later he again presented with anuria and renal failure. He had recurrence of the obstruction with the same fungus. The fungal ball was removed, a double 'J' stenting was performed and he was treated with amphotericin B and itraconazole. Hence we report a previously healthy patient with no evidence of immunosuppression presenting an obstructive anuric renal failure due to isolated renal aspergillosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College, Porur, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aparajitha
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shroff
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sekar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuruvilla
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001002:Anuria / Q000209:etiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001748:Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole