Vesa J, Bielsa O, Arango O, Lladó C, Gelabert A
Urology Service, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Infection. 1992 Jul-Aug;20(4):234-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02033068.
Isolated renal infection by Mucor spp. occurs very rarely, even in the immunocompromised host. The mortality of the different forms of mucormycosis reaches 75-100% in most series. Infection of the kidney is usually diagnosed post-mortem. Thus, when renal infection is recognized, aggressive treatment including surgery and amphotericin B is required. We present a case in which a massive left renal infarction was the unique manifestation of mucormycosis in an AIDS patient. Administration of amphotericin B and left nephrectomy were necessary to achieve satisfactory outcome.
