Isolated renal Aspergillus abscess in an AIDS patient with a normal CD4+ cell count on highly active antiretroviral therapy

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1999 Feb;18(2):137-41. doi: 10.1007/s100960050242.

Abstract

Isolated renal Aspergillus abscess is a very rare complication of HIV infection. It usually occurs in patients with severe immune deficiency. The case of a 29-year-old HIV-infected homosexual male, a nonintravenous drug abuser, who developed a right renal Aspergillus abscess despite normalization of the CD4+ cell count after highly active antiretroviral treatment is described. When antimicrobial treatment failed (amphotericin B followed by itraconazole), he was cured by right nephrectomy and remains in good health 3 months later with no recurrence. In cases of Aspergillus renal abscess in HIV-infected patients, surgery is the treatment of choice, especially in the current era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / surgery
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology*
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • HIV Infections / complications
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / microbiology*
  • Kidney Diseases / pathology
  • Kidney Diseases / surgery
  • Male

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents