A case of oral erosive candidosis in a kidney transplant patient.
A case of oral erosive candidosis due to Candida albicans in a 64-year-old female patient, who had undergone kidney transplant 20 days earlier, is reported. Concomitant herpes infection was excluded. The patient achieved clinical and mycological recovery after treatment with topical and systemic antimycotics (200 mg fluconazole per day) for 50 days. The case is reported because of the erosive ulcerating aspect and extent of the lesions, usually only reported in immunodepressed subjects, especially those with neutropenia or AIDS.
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Istituto di Scienze Dermatologiche, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy. mondelli@unisi.it
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Carcagnì
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006560:Herpes Labialis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole