Severe hypercalcemia as a result of disseminated Candida krusei infection

Autor: Amenah Alghamdi, Torrance Oravec, Cesilia Nishi, Eric Eckbo, Krista Marcon, Alissa Wright, Allison Mah, Jennifer White, Tom Nevill, Sara Belga
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 140, Iss , Pp 110-112 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.01.012
Popis: Candida krusei disseminated infection is a rare complication of protracted neutropenia. Herein, we report a case of a 31-year-old male with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia who developed Candida krusei fungemia with cutaneous, ocular, splenic, renal, bone marrow and osseous involvement leading to severe hypercalcemia, treated with parenteral antifungals followed by oral ibrexafungerp.
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