Pranav Dalal
1*, Madhukar Misra
11 Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding author: Dr. Pranav Dalal, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO,USA. Telephone: +1-573-882-7992, Fax: +1-573-884--839, , Email:
dalalp@health.missouri.edu
Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education:
Renal mucormycosis is a rare but important cause of acute renal failure in critically ill patient. However, control of underlying condition, intravenous Amphotericin B and debridement of infected tissues may be life saver.
Please cite this paper as: Dalal P, Misra M. An unusual cause of renal failure: Disseminated mucormycosis. J Nephropathology. 2012; 1(3): 188-189. DOI: 10.5812/nephropathol.8121