Open AccessCongenital candidiasis presenting as septic shock without rash
Author(s) -
Kathryn Browning Carmo,
Nick Evans,
David Isaacs
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2008.1222
Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , rash , sepsis , systemic candidiasis , shock (circulatory) , gestation , pediatrics , rare disease , dermatology , pregnancy , antifungal , disease , corpus albicans , biology , genetics
Congenital candidiasis is rare and often benign. This report describes the case of twins born at 32 weeks of gestation with different manifestations of congenital candidiasis. One twin was born well though neutropenic, and died from overwhelming sepsis with septic shock at 22 h. The other twin presented with a delayed onset of rash at 2 days, remained well and survived.