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Marked renal damage in a child with hydronephrosis infected by Trichosporon asahii

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We describe a case of urinary infection caused by Trichosporon asahii, which drastically aggravated renal function in a left hydronephrotic kidney. Previous implantation of a nephrostomy tube and a ureteral J-stent and administration of broad-spectrum antibiotics seemed to have predisposed the non-granulocytopenic child to the urinary fungal infection.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Matsuoka, Fukui 910–1193, Japan

    Yukiko Mori, Masahiro Hiraoka, Hirokazu Tsukahara & Mitsufumi Mayumi

  2. Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan

    Masakazu Katsu & Yuzuru Mikami

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Mori, Y., Hiraoka, M., Katsu, M. et al. Marked renal damage in a child with hydronephrosis infected by Trichosporon asahii. Pediatr Nephrol 20, 234–236 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-004-1731-6

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