Candida Bezoars with Urinary Tract Obstruction in Two Women without Immunocompromising Conditions

More than half of the cases of fungal infections of the urinary tract are caused by Candida sp., but occurrence of obstructive uropathy caused by mycetomas or fungus balls (urobezoars) is extremely rare. The latter are conglomerates of fungal hyphae. Diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, chronic dis...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Di Paola, Andrea Mogorovich, Girolamo Fiorini, Maria Giuseppa Cuttano, Francesca Manassero, Cesare Selli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2011.119
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