An autopsy case of renal candidiasis

Alka Mary Mathai; Ritesh G. Menezes; Ramadas Naik; Tanuj Kanchan; Suneet Kumar; Gopalkrishna Bhat; Aman Chauhan; Mayur Rai

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.021

An autopsy case of renal candidiasis

Alka Mary Mathai, Ritesh G. Menezes, Ramadas Naik, Tanuj Kanchan, Suneet Kumar, Gopalkrishna Bhat, Aman Chauhan, Mayur Rai

Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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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	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.021
Publication status	Published - 01-2009

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Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Law

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Mathai, A. M., Menezes, R. G., Naik, R., Kanchan, T., Kumar, S., Bhat, G., Chauhan, A., & Rai, M. (2009). An autopsy case of renal candidiasis. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 16(1), 31-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.021

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