Septic pulmonary embolism caused by Candida albicans: a fatal complication to bone marrow transplantation.
A fatal course of Candida albicans infected embolism in a 31-year-old woman undergoing bone marrow transplantation due to leukemia is described. C. albicans was continuously cultured from the mucous membranes for 6-8 months after transplantation in spite of local treatment with amphotericin B and mycostatin and systemic treatment with itraconazole.
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rigshospitalet, State Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000628:therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*