title: Marked renal damage in a child with hydronephrosis infected by Trichosporon asahii.
abstract: We describe a case of urinary infection caused by Trichosporon asahii, which drastically aggravated renal function in a left hydronephrotic kidney. Previous implantation of a nephrostomy tube and a ureteral J-stent and administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics seemed to have predisposed the non-granulocytopenic child to the urinary fungal infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiraoka
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katsu
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsukahara
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: Mitsufumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mayumi
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D009403:Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D014250:Trichosporon; D014513:Ureter; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology