Septic pulmonary embolism caused by Candida albicans after treatment for urinary multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A case of septic pulmonary embolism caused by urinary tract infection

“…Endogenous origins include peripheral abscesses without cardiac lesions (2). While septic pulmonary embolism occurring secondary to UTI appears to be rare (3,4), it should be considered a possibility in DM patients with abnormal multiple nodules revealed in radiographic examinations. Although the mechanism underlying this disease is still unknown, it is well known that renal cell carcinoma can form tumor thrombi and metastasize to the lungs via the venous vessels rather than through lymphatic spread.…”