Severely burned patient developed a septic state during the in-hospital treatment; the causative agent was identified as Mucor spp. During the therapy with intravenous immunoglobulines, possibly in combination with amphotericine B, the patient developed an acute renal failure. In the paper there are reviewed the mechanisms of renal impairment during the treatment with drugs outlined above, and the protective measures targeted against those adverse effects.

        Key words: amphotericine B – IVIg – burns – acute renal failure