A rare case of fungus balls of the urinary bladder due to candida tropicalis - Abstract

A fungus ball of the urinary bladder is unusual and it is even more so in cases in which the causative agent is candida tropicalis.

We present such a case and briefly discuss the management of a fungus ball of the urinary tract caused by candida tropicalis.

KEYWORDS: Fungus ball, bladder

CORRESPONDENCE: Eng Hong Goh, Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia ()

CITATION: UroToday Int J. 2012 August;5(4):art 30.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2012.08.03