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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov;96(45):e8510.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000008510.

Uncommon cause of fungemia in a patient with renal cell cancer: A case report of Candida lusitaniae Fungemia

Rashmi Mishra  1 , Paul Kelly, Omesh Toolsie, Puvanalingam Ayyadurai, Muhammad Adrish
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Case Reports

Uncommon cause of fungemia in a patient with renal cell cancer: A case report of Candida lusitaniae Fungemia

Rashmi Mishra et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2017 Nov.

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Abstract

Introduction: We present an interesting case of Candida lusitaniae infection in a patient diagnosed with renal clear cell carcinoma.An 82-year-old male presented with worsening back pain for 1 week. Physical examination including neurologic examination was normal. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a mass in the right upper pole of the kidney suggestive of a renal neoplasm. Pathology from a percutaneous biopsy of the kidney revealed clear cell carcinoma. During his hospitalization the patient developed fungemia due to C lusitaniae. He was started on fluconazole, which was later switched to caspofungin due to worsening transaminitis. The patient's clinical status improved and repeat blood cultures were negative for fungal growth.

Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first case of C lusitaniae reported in a patient diagnosed with clear cell carcinoma of the kidney.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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