[Diagnostic image (6) (Pustulous skin lesions)].
During chemotherapy a 35-year-old woman developed pustulous skin lesions. Biopsies of these lesions showed Candida albicans. Blood cultures were positive for C. albicans. The patient died.
van der Meer
J W
JW
Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde, Nijmegen.
Fibbe
W E
WE
D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents