Diagnostically usable skin lesions in Candida septicaemia.
We present three patients with hematological malignancies, all neutropenic and febrile despite broadspectrum antibiotics. They all developed a sparse rash with purpuric maculopapules with a violaceous hue centrally. These skin lesions were associated with systemic Candida infections and responded well to antifungal treatment. They appeared to be a short-cut to the diagnosis of systemic Candida infections for both the hematologist and the dermatologist.
Lindblad
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R
al-Obaidy
A
A
Mobacken
H
H
Rödjer
S
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*