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First report of monomicrobial C andida parapsilosis necrotizing fasciitis
Author(s) -
Gassiep I.,
Douglas J.,
Playford E.G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.12571
Subject(s) - medicine , fasciitis , candida parapsilosis , antifungal , surgery , intensive care medicine , dermatology
C andida parapsilosis is an emerging pathogen worldwide. It commonly causes soft tissue infection; however, to our knowledge there has been no previous report of monomicrobial necrotizing soft tissue infection ( NSTI ) secondary to C . parapsilosis . We report the first case of NSTI caused by C . parapsilosis in an immunocompromised renal transplant patient, with the diagnosis proven both histologically and microbiologically. Our patient required aggressive surgical intervention and antifungal therapy, with postoperative survival at 90 days.