title: Candida lambica polyarthritis in a patient with chronic alcoholism.
abstract: We describe a patient with an indolent polyarthritis over a period of several years caused by Candida lambica probably acquired from a contaminated wound. C. lambica has not been previously reported to cause infectious arthritis. Hematogenous spread was manifest by 4 separate sites of involvement. Chronic alcoholism was the only apparent risk factor for dissemination. The infection seems to be environmentally acquired.
authors.affiliation: The Washington Hospital Center, Department of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trowbridge
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ludmer
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Riddle
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Barth
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors