Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 31-34 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-2009 |
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An autopsy case of renal candidiasis. / Mathai, Alka Mary; Menezes, Ritesh G.; Naik, Ramadas; Kanchan, Tanuj; Kumar, Suneet; Bhat, Gopalkrishna; Chauhan, Aman; Rai, Mayur.
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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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JF - Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
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