Neonatal leukemoid reaction associated withCandida albicanschorioamnionitis
| Autor: | Hideto Nakao, Toshiki Sofue, Masami Mizobuchi, Hitomi Sakai, Sota Iwatani, Seiji Yoshimoto, Satoshi Tanaka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pregnancy biology business.industry biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Chorioamnionitis Gastroenterology Umbilical cord Corpus albicans medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine Placenta Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Immunology medicine Leukocytosis medicine.symptom Candida albicans Leukemoid reaction business |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics International. 56:277-279 |
| ISSN: | 1328-8067 |
| Popis: | Chorioamnionitis due to Candida species is relatively rare, despite the high prevalence (20-25%) of Candida vulvovaginitis during pregnancy. We describe a case of neonatal leukemoid reaction (NLR) associated with Candida albicans chorioamnionitis. A male infant was born at 31 weeks' gestation and weighed 1864 g. Laboratory tests at birth indicated marked leukocytosis (i.e. total leukocyte count 89.8 × 10(9) /L including 66% polymorphonuclear leukocytes and 15% band forms). Samples of the infant's pharyngeal mucus and tracheal aspirate were positive for Candida albicans. On further histopathology of the placenta, C. albicans mycelia had invaded the placenta, chorioamniotic membrane, and umbilical cord. Although it is not very common, C. albicans chorioamnionitis should be considered in preterm infants with NLR. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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