Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans.
Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans developed in an 8-year-old Chinese child. There was no evidence of disseminated infection. The infection apparently confined to a lymph node was interpreted as a stage of fungal invasion. The child showed lymphopenia with a proportionate decrease in T-helper and T-suppressor cells. The child was successfully treated intravenously with fluconazole.
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Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. zwqhzsl@jlonline.com
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Zhang
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole