An autopsy case of renal candidiasis.
Systemic candidiasis is the most frequently encountered opportunistic fungal infection, the kidneys being primarily affected in 80% of the cases. Most of the cases are fatal, diagnosed either very late for effective therapeutic intervention or are documented only at postmortem examination. We, herein, report a case of renal candidiasis in an elderly male who died in the hospital while undergoing treatment for head injury and multiple fractures sustained following a road traffic incident. Renal candidiasis with fungal balls obstructing the pelvicalyceal system was diagnosed at autopsy, which may have contributed to death.
Mathai
Alka Mary
AM
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India.
Menezes
Ritesh G
RG
Naik
Ramadas
R
Kanchan
Tanuj
T
Kumar
Suneet
S
Bhat
Gopalkrishna
G
Chauhan
Aman
A
Rai
Mayur
M
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis