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Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans
Author(s) -
Sang H.,
Wu B.,
Zhang X.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2003.00915.x
Subject(s) - candida albicans , lymph node , microbiology and biotechnology , fluconazole , medicine , corpus albicans , immunology , pathology , antifungal , dermatology , biology
Summary Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans developed in an 8‐year‐old Chinese child. There was no evidence of disseminated infection. The infection apparently confined to a lymph node was interpreted as a stage of fungal invasion. The child showed lymphopenia with a proportionate decrease in T‐helper and T‐suppressor cells. The child was successfully treated intravenously with fluconazole.