Open AccessRenal actinomycosis presenting as a suppurated solitary cyst
Author(s) -
Ioannis Efthimiou,
Charalampos Mamoulakis,
Konstantina Petraki,
Ioannis Zorzos
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.42631
Subject(s) - medicine , actinomycosis , nephrectomy , cyst , renal parenchyma , actinomyces , kidney , radiology , pathology , genetics , biology , bacteria
We report the case of a middle-aged female with a solitary renal cyst suppurated by Actinomyces israeli. The patient was treated successfully by emergency nephrectomy. Based on a detailed negative history of inciting events and predisposing factors for actinomycosis, negative imaging modalities for extra-renal organ implication and no involvement of the surrounding renal parenchyma, the case is considered as primary renal actinomycosis affecting a solitary cyst of the kidney. This is the first such case reported in the international literature.