Renal Abscess Involving Mucormycosis by Immunohistochemical Detection in a Patient with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: a Case Report and Literature Review

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  • Sunagawa Keishin
    Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Ishige Toshiyuki
    Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Kusumi Yosiaki
    Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Asano Masatake
    Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry
  • Nisihikawa Eri
    Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Kato Maiko
    Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Yagasaki Hiroshi
    Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine
  • Nemoto Norimichi
    Department of Pathology, Nihon University School of Medicine

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Abstract

A 14-year-old girl with acute lymphocytic leukemia complained of right flank pain and fever. As her fever was prolonged, she underwent renal biopsy and was diagnosed with mucormycosis. We performed right nephrectomy, and subsequent pathological examination of her tissue specimen also detected mucormycosis. Here, we report a rare case of renal mucormycotic abscess.

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  • Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

    Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 66 (4), 345-347, 2013

    National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee

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