Candida albicans blastoconidia in peripheral blood smears from non-neutropenic surgical patients
| Autor: | Y Berrouane, E Dei Cas, F Le Baron, Hervé Bisiau, C Cattoen, Patrick Duthilleul |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Staphylococcus aureus Enterobacter Germ tube medicine.disease_cause Enterobacter aerogenes Blastoconidium Pathology and Forensic Medicine Postoperative Complications Candida albicans medicine Humans Mycosis Immunodeficiency Aged Aged 80 and over biology business.industry Candidiasis General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Volvulus Female business Intestinal Obstruction Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical pathology. 51(7) |
| ISSN: | 0021-9746 |
| Popis: | An 80 year old woman developed fever 11 days after volvulus surgery. A peripheral blood smear showed numerous yeast cells--both extraleucocytic and intraleucocytic--as well as leucoagglutination. The fungal elements included blastospores, pseudohyphae, and germ tubes. Two days later, blood cultures yielded Candida albicans, Enterobacter aerogenes, and Staphlococcus aureus. The patient had no medical history of immunodeficiency. Several reports indicate that fungal elements may be detected in peripheral blood smears from patients who have a severe intestinal disease. |
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