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Candida tropicalis pylephlebitis with persistent fungaemia in a 72‐year‐old lady with severe pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Meersseman Wouter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02141.x
Subject(s) - pancreatitis , medicine , candida tropicalis , abdomen , thrombophlebitis , gastroenterology , surgery , thrombosis , antifungal , dermatology
Summary Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system, usually secondary to infection or inflammation in the abdomen. In the current report, we present a case of fungal pylephlebitis that complicated the course of pancreatitis and resolved with echinocandins.
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