[Multifocal Candida albicans osteoarthritis in an infant].
The authors report a case of candidal arthritis and osteomyelitis in a five-month-old child. Parenteral nutrition with central catheter, broad-spectrum antibiotherapy, repeated gastrointestinal surgery are the main risk factors. The prognosis for this bone and joint infection is favourable. Using 5-fluorocytosine alone is not recommended because of rapid gain of resistant various pathogenic fungi and the risk of therapeutic failure.
Lamireau
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Service de pédiatrie néonatale et réanimation infantile, Hôpital des Enfants, Bordeaux, France.
Sarlangue
J
J
Ohlbaum
P
P
Pontallier
J R
JR
Demarquez
J L
JL
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
D000666:Amphotericin B; D005472:Fluorouracil
Ostéo-arthrite multifocale à Candida albicans chez un nourrisson.