Skin abscess caused by Candida albicans: unusual presentation of C. albicans disease.
A 9-month-old patient developed a Candida albicans skin abscess at the repair site of a lumbar myelomeningocele. There was no evidence of C. albicans infection elsewhere in the body. The infection may have been acquired at the time of the original myelomeningocele repair at 2 days of age. The abscess was cured by surgical drainage and amphotericin B therapy. This case indicates that laboratories should be aware of C. albicans as an unusual cause of abscess.
D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000666:Amphotericin B