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Aspergillosis
Researchers from Kocaeli University, Medical Department report recent findings in aspergillosis
May 13th, 2008
According to recent research from Kocaeli, Turkey, "A 70-year-old male patient with diabetes mellitus presented to our hospital with acute obstructive non-oliguric renal failure." "Abdominal CT revealed obstructive hydronephrosis and irregular thickening of the bladder wall. Upon cystoscopy, samples of tissue were taken and found to be positive for Aspergillus spp. on histology, indicating infection of the bladder wall," wrote E. Dervisoglu and colleagues, Kocaeli University, Medical Department. The researchers concluded: "The patient was treated successfully by means of a percutaneous nephrostomy and a 30-day course of caspofungin." ...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-05-13)
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