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Case Reports
. 2023 Mar:47:102353.
doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102353. Epub 2023 Feb 14.

Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia

Matthew Chau  1 , Nicole Swarbrick  2   3 , Jennifer Kong  1
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Case Reports

Renal mucormycosis in post-COVID patients in Australia

Matthew Chau et al. Urol Case Rep. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

Renal mucormycosis is a rare entity that has been described with significant associated morbidity and mortality. It is an opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients. With the pandemic of COVID-19, we report the first case of renal mucormycosis in Australia secondary to COVID-19 and its management.

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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. No funding was received.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Axial and coronal views of CT scan showing a rim enhancing, low attenuation focus in the interpolar region of the right kidney with associated hydronephrosis and surrounding fat stranding.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Macroscopic image of the nephrectomy specimen with multiple, ill-defined areas of pallor.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
PAS stain (left) showing fungal hyphae within the necrotic zone of a granuloma. The hyphae are broad, branching, and non-septate. (arrow). Grocott-Gomori's methenamine silver stain (right), which highlights those same fungal hyphae in black.
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