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A 32 year old Indian male patient presented with chief complaints of a high fever, erythema on ear, severe polyarthritic joint pains & swelling, non pitting pedal oedema, facial puffiness and itching for past four days. He had no significant past medical and drug history and was serologically
Two cases of hepatosplenic candidiasis (HSC) are reported occurring after protracted episodes of neutropenia, induced by chemotherapy for acute leukemia in one case and drug hypersensitivity in the other. The disease presented with persistent or recurrent fever after correction of the neutropenia
Five patients had fatal, disseminated candidiasis. At the onset of candidemia, a remarkably similar and distinctive triad of high fever, papular erythematous skin lesions, and diffuse severe muscle tenderness developed in each patient. This previously unreported clinical syndrome is sufficiently
Pyrexia can be extremely threatening during the normal progression of pregnancy if it occurs during the early phase of gestation as compared to the latter half of pregnancy. The degree of temperature rise, stage of pregnancy, and duration of the underlying illness are the important determinants for
The diagnostic performance and usefulness of the Platelia antigen and antibody test (Bio-Rad) was investigated in a prospective study of haematological patients at risk for invasive Candida infections. Among 100 patients, 86 were eligible, of whom invasive candidiasis (IC) occurred in 12 (14%),
Fever, a frequent manifestation in acute leukaemia patients who develop treatment-induced neutropenia, usually resolves when the neutrophil count returns to normal irrespective of whether an infective agent is isolated or not. A persistent pyrexia following neutrophil recovery and associated with
BACKGROUND
Pustular candidiasis in heroin addicts is a rare entity in dermatology. We report a case.
METHODS
A 29-year-old female heroin addict developed a painful pustular growth on the scalp. There was no fever. Multiple follicular pustulae measuring 2 to 3 mm were associated with hyperesthesia of
BACKGROUND
Micafungin is an echinocandin with proven efficacy against a broad range of fungal infections, including those caused by Candida spp.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the safety and pharmacokinetics of once-daily 3 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg micafungin in children with proven, probable or suspected
BACKGROUND
Treatment with an echinocandin is recommended as first-line therapy for patients with invasive candidiasis including candidemia (ICC). Little is known about the efficacy and safety of anidulafungin in children with ICC.
METHODS
Eligible patients with ICC aged 2-<18 years were enrolled
OBJECTIVE
Determine and compare the clinicopathological findings of cerebral aspergillosis with cerebral candidiasis.
METHODS
The medical records with cerebral aspergillosis and cerebral candidiasis in Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1997 and December 2008 were analyzed. The criterion for the