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Peritonitis caused by Candida albicans: Rare presentation of a refluxing ureteral stump
Author(s) -
Ada Molina Caballero,
Alberto Pérez Martínez,
Sara Hernández Martín
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric urology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-2969
DOI - 10.14534/pucr.2017428032
Subject(s) - candida albicans , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , peritonitis , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Ureteral stump syndrome is a medical condition caused by a refluxing distal ureteral remnant left after nephrectomy. Fungal colonization of the ureteral stump is uncommon and distant site infection is exceptional. We present a unique case of fungal peritonitis in a 13-year-old boy who had a right lower-moiety heminephro-ureterectomy at age three with a ureteral stump that served as reservoir for Candida resulting in the subsequent spontaneous fungal passage to the peritoneum.

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