Open AccessSuccessful management of a renal fungal ball in a pretermature neonate: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
B. V. Raghunath,
B C Gowrishankar,
M Narendrababu,
S Ramesh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.116047
Subject(s) - medicine , antifungal , sepsis , intensive care medicine , surgery , dermatology
Invasive fungal infection is common in the present day NICUs - generally manifesting as candiduria or candida sepsis. Fungal balls in the kidneys are very uncommon and most are amenable to higher antifungal agents. However, we had a child who did not respond to such measures and ultimately needed a surgical removal of the fungal ball in his kidney. We report this case along with a review of literature to highlight about this uncommon, but an important cause of persistent sepsis in pre-term infants and to review the treatment options including a surgical removal.