Abstract:Mucormycosis is a group of clinical syndromes resulting from infection by one of a group of related filamentous fungi. It is an opportunistic fungal infection that rarely occurs in immunocompetent individual. Isolated involvement of any organ is rare and only a few cases of renal mucormycosis have been reported. We present a case report of atypical presentation of a case of renal mucormycosis in a healthy adult with no predisposing factors. A 48 year non diabetic immunocompetent patient underwent right nephrec… Show more
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