Candida Empyema as a Red Flag for Esophageal Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review

Background. Candida empyema is a rare entity with an extremely high mortality rate.We present a case of multi species Candida empyema in an immunocompetent female patient with Boerhaave syndrome secondary to retching and vomiting after heroin withdrawal. This case highlights an unusual presentation...

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Autores principales: Ali, Naureen, Abate, Getahun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3935691

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178516/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351745
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3935691

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