En bloc chest wall resection for candidal costochondritis in a drug addict.
A case of Candida costochondritis seen initially as a chest wall tumor in a narcotic addict is reported. Bone and cartilage are rare sites of Candida infection from whatever cause. Since 1973, only 6 cases of Candida costochondritis have been reported; 5 were complications of thoracic operations and the other, of intravenous hyperalimentation. Treatment by a one-stage en bloc resection of chest wall, and reconstruction by rib graft and Marlex mesh resulted in cure in our patient, without complications.
D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006556:Heroin Dependence / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012272:Ribs / Q000601:surgery; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis