A Rare Cause of Acute Kidney Injury in Previously Healthy Person: Mucormycosis

Abstract Opportunistic infections due to fungi are common in immunocompromised patients due to cell mediated immune dysfunction, humoral immunity defects, phagocytic defects and complement disorders.However,rarly these infections can affect previously healthy individuals as well.High index of suspicion is necessary for eary diagnosis and successful outcomes.We describe a case of previously healthy young male, who presented with acute kidney injury and was diagnosed to have disseminated abdominal mucormycosis involving kidneys.