Candida arthritis in an immunocompetent patient without predisposing factors

Candida arthritis is infrequent in patients who are not intravenous drug users. We describe a patient who was not an intravenous drug user and without other predisposing factors who developed knee arthritis caused by Candida albicans. We believe that this is the first report of such a case.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical rheumatology 1998-01, Vol.17 (5), p.393-394
Hauptverfasser:	Calvo Romero, J M, Alvarez Vega, J L, Salazar Vallinas, J M, Ortega Alberdi, R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Arthritis Arthritis, Infectious - complications Arthritis, Infectious - drug therapy Arthritis, Infectious - microbiology Candida albicans - drug effects Candida albicans - isolation & purification Candidiasis - complications Candidiasis - drug therapy Fluconazole - therapeutic use HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunocompetence Knee Joint - microbiology Male
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Zusammenfassung:	Candida arthritis is infrequent in patients who are not intravenous drug users. We describe a patient who was not an intravenous drug user and without other predisposing factors who developed knee arthritis caused by Candida albicans. We believe that this is the first report of such a case.
ISSN:	0770-3198 1434-9949
DOI:	10.1007/BF01450899