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Published on: December 30, 2025
Candida tropicalis-associated bilateral renal papillary necrosis and emphysematous pyelonephritis
1Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Although the kidney is often involved in disseminated and localized candidiasis, bilateral emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) is infrequently reported. Renal papillary necrosis (RPN) caused by fungi is also rare. We describe a patient with bilateral RPN and EPN caused by Candida tropicalis, who suffered from recurrent hematuria, flank pain, acute fulminant renal failure, and obstruction by a sloughed papilla. He was treated successfully with antifungal therapy and percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN). This is the first case report of C. tropicalis-associated EPN and RPN.
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