Candida thyroiditis--treated with 5 fluoro-cytosine.
A case of Candida thyroiditis in a patient with Goodpasture's Syndrome is described. Factors predisposing to the infection were neutropenia and the concomitant use of antibiotics and immunosuppressive agents. The patient was successfully treated with 5 fluoro-cytosine (5 f-c) and surgical drainage.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D003596:Cytosine; D005437:Flucytosine