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Septic arthritis as the first sign of Candida tropicalis fungaemia in an acute lymphoid leukemia patient

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Author	Vicari, Perla Pinheiro, Ronald Feitosa Chauffaille, Maria De Lourdes Lopes Ferrari Yamamoto, Mihoko Figueiredo, Maria Stella
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Fungal infections caused by Candida species have increased in incidence during the past two decades in England, North America and Europe. Candidal arthritis is rare in patients who are not intravenous drug users or are who not using a prostheses. We report the case of a 24-year-old man with acute lymphoid leukemia, who developed Candida tropicalis arthritis during an aplastic period after chemotherapy. This is the eighth case described in the literature of C. tropicalis causing arthritis without intra-articular inoculation. We call attention to an unusual first sign of fungal infection: septic arthritis without intra-articular inoculation. However, this case differs from the other seven, since despite therapy a fast and lethal evolution was observed. We reviewed reported cases, incidence, risk factors, mortality and treatment of neutropenic patients with fungal infections.
Related Links	https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/37705302.pdf http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bjid/v7n6/18611.pdf
Ending Page	428
Page Count	3
Starting Page	426
ISSN	14138670
e-ISSN	16784391
DOI	10.1590/s1413-86702003000600012
Journal	The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	7
Language	English
Publisher	FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Publisher Date	2003-12-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Septic Arthritis
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Microbiology (medical)

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