Candida tropicalisspondylodiskitis in a patient with carcinoma of sigmoid colon: a case report

Fungal spondylodiskitis is being increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. A patient who presented with severe back pain three months following laparoscopic resection of Carcinoma of Sigmoid colon is presented here. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the spine showed evidence of multilevel lum...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cases journal 2008-07, Vol.1 (1), Article 66
Hauptverfasser: Parthiban, Chandra JKB, Majeed, Shiju A, Mahalingam, Shanthanam S
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Fungal spondylodiskitis is being increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. A patient who presented with severe back pain three months following laparoscopic resection of Carcinoma of Sigmoid colon is presented here. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the spine showed evidence of multilevel lumbar spondylodiskitis. Biopsy done via the posterior approach showed Candida tropicalis sensitive to fluconazole and resistant to Amphotericin B. Patient was treated with fluconazole and had good relief. Posterior pedicle screw stabilization was done to provide mechanical stability.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.1186/1757-1626-1-66