Septic arthritis as the first sign of Candida tropicalis fungaemia in an acute lymphoid leukemia patient
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 ly...
Main Authors: | Vicari Perla, Pinheiro Ronald Feitosa, Chauffaille Maria de Lourdes Lopes Ferrari, Yamamoto Mihoko, Figueiredo Maria Stella |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000600012 |
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