Peritonitis caused by Candida albicans: Rare presentation of a refluxing ureteral stump
Journal: Pediatric Urology Case Reports (Vol.4, No. 4)Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Authors : Ada Molina Caballero; Alberto Pérez Martínez; Sara Hernández Martín;
Page : 346-349
Keywords : Candida albicans; peritonitis; ureteral stump; cystoscopy; vesicoureteral reflux;
Abstract
Ureteral stump syndrome is a medical condition caused by a refluxing distal ureteral remnant left after nephrectomy. Fungal colonization of the ureteral stump is uncommon and distant site infection is exceptional. We present a unique case of fungal peritonitis in a 13-year-old boy who had a right lower-moiety heminephro-ureterectomy at age three with a ureteral stump that served as reservoir for Candida resulting in the subsequent spontaneous fungal passage to the peritoneum.
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