Abstract
We report on the case of a 22-year-old heroin-dependent diabetic woman. She presented with a gas-forming fungal infection of the kidney caused by Candida tropicalis. The patient was successfully treated by conservative means. Problems in the diagnosis and therapy of this rare disease are discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Candidiasis / diagnosis*
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Candidiasis / drug therapy
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / diagnosis*
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / drug therapy
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Diabetic Nephropathies / diagnosis*
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Diabetic Nephropathies / drug therapy
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Female
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Fluconazole / administration & dosage
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Humans
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Insulin Infusion Systems
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Pyelonephritis / diagnosis*
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Pyelonephritis / drug therapy
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Therapeutic Irrigation
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Urodynamics / drug effects
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Urodynamics / physiology
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Urography