TY - JOUR
T1 - An autopsy case of renal candidiasis
AU - Mathai, Alka Mary
AU - Menezes, Ritesh G.
AU - Naik, Ramadas
AU - Kanchan, Tanuj
AU - Kumar, Suneet
AU - Bhat, Gopalkrishna
AU - Chauhan, Aman
AU - Rai, Mayur
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.021
DO - 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.021
M3 - Article
C2 - 19061847
AN - SCOPUS:56949097194
VL - 16
SP - 31
EP - 34
JO - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
JF - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
SN - 1752-928X
IS - 1
ER -