Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report

Psoas abscess caused by Candida is an uncommon condition. We report a case of psoas abscess caused by Candida glabrata, which was completely resolved with drainage and oral voriconazole. Because of the nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis of psoas abscess can be a challenge. Prompt suspi...

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Autores principales: Nagarakanti, Sandhya, Bishburg, Eliahu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7584323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33123428
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10614
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description Psoas abscess caused by Candida is an uncommon condition. We report a case of psoas abscess caused by Candida glabrata, which was completely resolved with drainage and oral voriconazole. Because of the nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis of psoas abscess can be a challenge. Prompt suspicion, with early diagnosis and drainage with an appropriate antifungal agent, seems to improve the clinical outcome.
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spelling pubmed-75843232020-10-28 Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report Nagarakanti, Sandhya Bishburg, Eliahu Cureus Infectious Disease Psoas abscess caused by Candida is an uncommon condition. We report a case of psoas abscess caused by Candida glabrata, which was completely resolved with drainage and oral voriconazole. Because of the nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis of psoas abscess can be a challenge. Prompt suspicion, with early diagnosis and drainage with an appropriate antifungal agent, seems to improve the clinical outcome. Cureus 2020-09-23 /pmc/articles/PMC7584323/ /pubmed/33123428 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10614 Text en Copyright © 2020, Nagarakanti et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title_full Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title_fullStr Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title_short Psoas Abscess Caused by Candida Glabrata: A Case Report
title_sort psoas abscess caused by candida glabrata: a case report
topic Infectious Disease
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7584323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33123428
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