Emphysematous pyelonephritis due to Aspergillus fumigatus: a case report.
A case of acute emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) caused by Aspergillus fumigatus is reported in a non-diabetic patient, who did not apparently have any risk factors for fungal infection. The patient refused any surgical intervention and was successfully treated with liposomal amphoteracin-B and 5-flucytocin and achieved complete recovery.
Ahmad
Mufazzal
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Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, UP, India. mufazzal@sgpgi.ac.in
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011704:Pyelonephritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*