Open AccessRecovery of fluconazole sensitive Candida ciferrii in a diabetic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patient presenting with pneumonia
Author(s) -
Sushmita Kaushik,
Niranjan Kumar Sit,
Arnab Kumar Maji,
Debraj Jash
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.120614
Subject(s) - medicine , fluconazole , copd , pneumonia , diabetes mellitus , pulmonary disease , intensive care medicine , respiratory tract , obstructive lung disease , respiratory system , antifungal , dermatology , endocrinology
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations admitted in intensive care units (ICUs) occur rarely due to fungal respiratory tract infections, but may occur when associated co-morbidities like diabetes mellitus coexist. Candida ciferrii is a new agent, recently was isolated from lung infections but usually resistant to fluconazole. Here, we report a rare case of pneumonia due to fluconazole sensitive Candida ciferrii in a COPD patient with known diabetes, admitted in our ICU.