Open AccessIsolated renal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent child
Author(s) -
L S Nayagam,
B Vijayanand,
S Balasubramanian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.133015
Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , nephrectomy , amphotericin b , pediatrics , pathology , kidney , antifungal , dermatology
Isolated renal mucormycosis (IRM) in an immunocompetent child is extremely rare condition and carries a grave prognosis. We report an 18-month-old child with IRM who was managed successfully with amphotericin B and nephrectomy.