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Fournier Gangrene Caused by Candida albicans in an Infant After Cardiac Surgery.
- Source :
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Mycopathologia [Mycopathologia] 2017 Apr; Vol. 182 (3-4), pp. 409-412. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 02. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Fournier gangrene is a rare, rapidly progressive, life-threatening condition. We report a 23-day-old boy with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect treated surgically, who developed Fournier gangrene. Emergency surgery was performed with tissue sampling for microbiological examination. Candida albicans was confirmed; caspofungin followed by fluconazole was administered with excellent results.
- Subjects :
- Antifungal Agents therapeutic use
Candidiasis, Cutaneous drug therapy
Candidiasis, Cutaneous microbiology
Caspofungin
Echinocandins therapeutic use
Fluconazole therapeutic use
Fournier Gangrene drug therapy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Lipopeptides therapeutic use
Male
Scrotum microbiology
Thoracic Surgery
Treatment Outcome
Candida albicans isolation & purification
Candidiasis, Cutaneous diagnosis
Candidiasis, Cutaneous pathology
Fournier Gangrene etiology
Fournier Gangrene pathology
Scrotum pathology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1573-0832
- Volume :
- 182
- Issue :
- 3-4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Mycopathologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27807668
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-016-0086-4