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Fungaemia caused by obstructive renal candida bezoars leads to bilateral chorioretinitis: a case report.

Johannes SteinStefan LatzJörg EllingerGuido FechnerMaher SafiPhilipp KrausewitzSimone MüllerKarin WeyerStefan C Müller
Published in: BMC urology (2018)
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reporting on obstructive renal bezoars, which lead to haematogenous fungus spread and bilateral chorioretinitis. It points out that extensive ophthalmologic examination should be performed in case of fungaemia even if the patient is not suffering from any visual impairment.
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