Medical Laboratory Department, Microbiology Unit, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Surgical Department, Urology Unit, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Mycoses. 2018 Jun;61(6):410-416. doi: 10.1111/myc.12745. Epub 2018 Feb 12.
Candida fungus ball is a rare presentation of urinary tract infections among adult patients and is associated with considerable morbidity. Because clinical signs are not specific, diagnosis is often delayed. Furthermore, treatment is occasionally difficult, and the approach to such cases varies widely among different centers. In this report, we describe a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis who developed a renal fungus ball. Management of this challenging case is discussed, and review of the literature is presented.
念珠菌真菌球是成人尿路感染的一种罕见表现，与相当大的发病率有关。由于临床症状不具有特异性，因此诊断常常被延误。此外，治疗有时也很困难，不同中心的处理方法差异很大。在本报告中，我们描述了一例患有腹膜后纤维化的患者，其发生了肾真菌球。讨论了对这一具有挑战性病例的处理方法，并对文献进行了回顾。
