Curvularia urinary tract infection: a case report

Pediatr Nephrol. 1994 Feb;8(1):83-4. doi: 10.1007/BF00868275.

Abstract

A healthy 5-year-old child had recurrent symptomatic urinary tract infections, the last of which was accompanied by black specks in her urine. These specks were identified as Curvularia species, a dermatiaceous mold. Symptoms resolved and fungi disappeared with long-term hydration, without specific antifungal treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*
  • Mycoses* / urine
  • Recurrence
  • Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology*
  • Urinary Tract Infections / urine
  • Urine / microbiology