title: Zygomycosis Presenting as Acute Bilateral Renal Artery Thrombosis in a Healthy Young Male.
abstract: We present a case of acute renal artery thrombosis due to disseminated zygomycosis in a healthy young adult male.The diagnosis of renal artery occlusion was made on contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) and confirmation of etiology was made only on post mortem biopsy. We suggest that the presence of vascular thrombosis on CECT in a patient presenting with febrile illness should be regarded as an indicator of possible infection by angiotropic fungi, such as zygomycosis, which could help clinician to pursue histological diagnosis aggressively.
authors.forename: Rajeev A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Annigeri
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parameswaran
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology