title: Renal actinomycosis with concomitant renal vein thrombosis.
abstract: Renal actinomycosis is a rare infection caused by fungi of the genus Actinomyces. A 74-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of gross hematuria with urinary symptoms and intermittent chills. Computed tomography of the abdomen showed thrombosis in the left renal vein and diffuse, heterogeneous enlargement of the left kidney. After nephrectomy, sulfur granules with chronic suppurative inflammation were seen microscopically, and the histopathological diagnosis was renal actinomycosis. Our case is the first report of renal actinomycosis with renal vein thrombosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Suk
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Won Ik
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Ji Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Dae Eun
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Ki-Ryang
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Kang Wook
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong-Tai
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Shin
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012082:Renal Veins; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*