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Mucormycosis is a rare Angioinvasive fungal infection that is commonly seen in immunosuppressed patients with reported mortality rates of 95% in disseminated diseases.1 The disease is caused by the Filamentous… Click to show full abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare Angioinvasive fungal infection that is commonly seen in immunosuppressed patients with reported mortality rates of 95% in disseminated diseases.1 The disease is caused by the Filamentous fungi of the Mucorales Order (class of Zygomycetes)1 Renal Mucormycosis is a manifestation of disseminated diseases. Isolated renal mucormycosis is extremely rare, only few cases have been reported.2 We report a case of Renal Mucormycosis in an immunocompromised patient following chemotherapy for T-cell acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. A literature reviews through Midline research was done and it was found that this is the only case of Mucormycosis infected kidney in which Robotic Nephrectomy was conducted.
Journal Title: Urology Case Reports
Year Published: 2017
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