Thoracic empyema due to <i>Candida albicans</i>

Few cases of empyema thoracis due to <i>Candida</i> species have been reported from the world and India. A 46-year-old male with esophageal carcinoma, who had taken radiotherapy, presented with fever and dyspnea. The chest X-ray showed findings suggestive of empyema. The diagnosis was co...

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Main Authors: Baradkar V, Mathur M, Kulkarni S, Kumar S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2008;volume=51;issue=2;spage=286;epage=288;aulast=Baradkar