Marked renal damage in a child with hydronephrosis infected by Trichosporon asahii

Yukiko Mori; Masahiro Hiraoka; Masakazu Katsu; Hirokazu Tsukahara; Yuzuru Mikami; Mitsufumi Mayumi

doi:10.1007/s00467-004-1731-6

Marked renal damage in a child with hydronephrosis infected by Trichosporon asahii

Pediatr Nephrol. 2005 Feb;20(2):234-6. doi: 10.1007/s00467-004-1731-6. Epub 2004 Dec 30.

Authors

Yukiko Mori¹, Masahiro Hiraoka, Masakazu Katsu, Hirokazu Tsukahara, Yuzuru Mikami, Mitsufumi Mayumi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka, Fukui 910-1193, Japan.

PMID: 15625616
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-004-1731-6

Abstract

We describe a case of urinary infection caused by Trichosporon asahii, which drastically aggravated renal function in a left hydronephrotic kidney. Previous implantation of a nephrostomy tube and a ureteral J-stent and administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics seemed to have predisposed the non-granulocytopenic child to the urinary fungal infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Hydronephrosis / etiology
Hydronephrosis / surgery*
Kidney Diseases / etiology
Male
Mycoses / etiology*
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous / adverse effects*
Prosthesis-Related Infections / microbiology*
Stents / adverse effects
Trichosporon*
Ureter
Ureteral Obstruction / complications
Ureteral Obstruction / surgery
Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology