The relationship of oral Candida tropicalis infection to systemic candidiasis in a patient with leukemia
| Autor: | Michael C. Rinaldi, Jeffery L. Hicks, Spencer W. Redding |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Candida tropicalis fluids and secretions Candidiasis Oral hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans General Dentistry Fungemia Immunosuppression Therapy Chemotherapy biology business.industry Candidiasis bacterial infections and mycoses medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology Leukemia Leukemia Myeloid Acute Immunology Systemic candidiasis Complication business Infectious agent |
| Zdroj: | Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry. 8(3) |
| ISSN: | 0275-1879 |
| Popis: | Oropharyngeal candidiasis is an extremely common complication in patients receiving chemotherapy for leukemia. Candida tropicalis appears to be the major infectious agent when these patients develop candidemia. In this article, a case of C tropicalis fungemia with oropharyngeal manifestations is presented. The relationship of oropharyngeal candidiasis to oral candidal infection is discussed. |
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