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- Title
Renal Candida tropicalis abscesses in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Authors
Li, W.-Y.; Wu, V.-C.; Lin, W.-C.; Chen, Y.-M.
- Abstract
The article presents a case study involving a 17-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia associated with renal candida tropicalis abscesses. Several test including repeated abdominal echo and computed tomography revealed microabscesses in the spleen and bilateral kidneys. The patient has undergone a series of chemotherapy when several manifestations including febrile neutropenia, abdominal pain, dysuria and pyuria has occurred.
- Subjects
LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia; CANDIDA tropicalis; CANDIDIASIS; TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG therapy; FEBRILE neutropenia
- Publication
Kidney International, 2007, Vol 72, Issue 3, p382
- ISSN
0085-2538
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ki.5002010