"I Have Chicken Fat in My Urine!" a Case of Candida Tropicalis Induced Emphysematous Pyelitis

Authors

Ahmed Alansari, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Manuel D. Borras, New York Medical College
Noella Boma, New York Medical CollegeFollow

First Page

27

Last Page

28

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Department

Medicine

Abstract

A patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus presented with fever and flank pain. A computed tomography scan showed free air within both collecting systems. A diagnosis of emphysematous pyelitis was made after other alternative diagnoses were ruled out. Urine culture grew Candida tropicalis. The emphysematous pyelitis resolved with conservative management using antifungal therapy.

Recommended Citation

Alansari, A., Borras, M. D., & Boma, N. (2016). "I have chicken fat in my urine!" A case of candida tropicalis induced emphysematous pyelitis. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 10, 27-28. doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.01.004

Publisher's Statement

Originally published in Medical Mycology Case Reports. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2016.01.004