Candida glabrata epididymo-orchitis: an unusual infection rapidly cured with surgical and antifungal treatment.
We report a case of epididymo-orchitis and secondary fungaemia caused by Candida (previously Torulopsis) glabrata in an 83-year-old male patient who had diabetes mellitus, urinary outflow obstruction and previous bladder malignancy. We believe this to be a previously unreported site of infection with C. glabrata and we describe its rapid and successful treatment with combination anti-fungal therapy.
Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Whitechapel, London, U.K.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013045:Species Specificity
D000935:Antifungal Agents