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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct-Dec;6(4):873-875.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_209_17.

Bilateral renal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host

Sohini Das  1 , Atul Ramchandra More  2 , Ramya Iyadurai  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral renal aspergillosis in an immunocompetent host

Sohini Das et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2017 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Bilateral primary renal aspergillosis is rare in immunocompetent hosts. The clinical presentation of Aspergillus pyelonephritis is similar to that of bacterial pyelonephritis. Here, we present an immunocompetent patient with primary bilateral renal abscesses due to Aspergillus fumigatus.

Keywords: Bilateral renal abscess; fungal renal abscess; primary renal aspergillosis.

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Figure 1
Ultrasound of the right (a) and the left (b) kidney with renal abscesses
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