Candida septicaemia and abscess formation following multiple injuries with blunt rupture of the stomach.
A case of multiple injuries including blunt rupture of the stomach is reported. It demonstrates that Candida needs to be considered as a possible cause of continued sepsis following a ruptured viscus in the presence of multiple trauma. Surgical drainage is required in this situation, in the same way that abscesses caused by more conventional organisms require aggressive surgical treatment.
Peterborough District Hospital.
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Howell
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Holt
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Tiwari
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*