Successful treatment of primary bilateral renal mucormycosis with bilateral nephrectomy

Blayne Welk; Andrew A House; Edward Ralph; Edward Tweedy; Patrick P W Luke

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.071

Successful treatment of primary bilateral renal mucormycosis with bilateral nephrectomy

Urology. 2004 Sep;64(3):590. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.071.

Authors

Blayne Welk¹, Andrew A House, Edward Ralph, Edward Tweedy, Patrick P W Luke

Affiliation

¹ Division of Urology, London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 15351613
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2004.04.071

Abstract

Bilateral invasive renal mucormycosis has previously been associated with a 100% mortality rate. We report a case of bilateral invasive renal mucormycosis in a patient treated with amphotericin B and bilateral nephrectomy who survived and is currently disease-free.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Male
Mucormycosis / drug therapy
Mucormycosis / surgery*
Nephrectomy*
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / surgery
Pyelitis / drug therapy
Pyelitis / surgery*
Remission Induction

Substances

Antifungal Agents
liposomal amphotericin B
Amphotericin B