An unusual case of Candida tropicalis and Candida krusei arthritis in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia before chemotherapy

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1195-1197

  Wang, Hon Pin ^a   Yen, Yung Feng ^a   Chen, Wei Sheng ^a   Chou, Yuh Lan ^a   Tsai, Chang Youh ^a,b   Chang, Hsiao Ning ^a,b   Chou, Chung Tei ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute myelogenous leukemia; Candida krusei; Candida tropicalis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFUROXIME; ETHAMBUTOL; FLUCONAZOLE; RIFATER; SULBACTAM;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DEATH; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUCONAZOLE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 34249901262     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0336-9     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Cuende E, Barbadillo C, E-Mazzucchelli R, Isasi C, Trujillo A, Andreu JL (1993) Candida arthritis in adult patients who are not intravenous drug addicts: Report of three cases and review of the literature. Semin Arthritis Rheum 22:224-241
2. Fainstein V, Gilmore C, Hopfer RL, Maksymiuk A, Bodey GP (1982) Septic arthritis due to Candida species in patients with cancer: Report of five cases and review of the literature. Rev Infect Dis 4:78-85
3. Nguyen VQ, Penn RL (1987) Candida krusei infectious arthritis. A rare complication of neutropenia. Am J Med 83:963-965
4. Weers-Pothoff G, Havermans JF, Kamphuis J, Sinnige HA, Meis JF (1997) Candida tropicalis arthritis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia successfully treated with fluconazole: Case report and review of the literature. Infection 25:109-111
5. Karsh J (1988) Candida arthritis. In: Spinoza L, Goldemberg DL, Arnett FC et al (eds) Infection in the rheumatic diseases. Grune & Stratton, Orlando, FL, pp 189-197
6. Sim JP, Kho BC, Liu HS, Yung R, Chan JC (2005) Candida tropicalis arthritis of the knee in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: successful treatment with caspofungin. Hong Kong Med J 11:120-123
7. Poplack DG, Jacobs SA (1975) Candida arthritis treated with amphotericin B. J Pediatr 87:989-990
8. Mandel DR, Segal AM, Wysenbeek AJ, Calabrese LH (1984) Two unusual strains of Candida arthritis. Am J Med Sci 288:25-27
9. Leung AY, Chim CS, Ho PL, Cheng VC, Yuen KY, Lie AK et al (2002) Candida tropicalis fungaemia in adult patients with haematological malignancies: clinical features and risk factors. J Hosp Infect 50:316-319
10. Abi-Said D, Anaissie E, Uzun O, Raad I, Pinzcowski H, Vartivarian S (1997) The epidemiology of hematogenous candidiasis caused by different Candida species. Clin Infect Dis 24:1122-1128