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
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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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description 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 of a common infection but stresses on the fact that a high index of suspicion is necessary for early identification, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy, and drainage with surgical repair to improve overall survival and outcomes.
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spelling pubmed-71785162020-04-29 Candida Empyema as a Red Flag for Esophageal Rupture: A Case Report and Literature Review Ali, Naureen Abate, Getahun Case Rep Infect Dis Case Report 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 of a common infection but stresses on the fact that a high index of suspicion is necessary for early identification, prompt initiation of antifungal therapy, and drainage with surgical repair to improve overall survival and outcomes. Hindawi 2020-04-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7178516/ /pubmed/32351745 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3935691 Text en Copyright © 2020 Naureen Ali and Getahun Abate. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7178516/
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