title: Candida sepsis following infected iliocaval thrombosis: a case report.
abstract: The authors report the case of a patient who developed a thrombosis of the right iliac vein involving also the inferior vena cava (IVC), in association with Candida sepsis. Despite adequate and prolonged antimycotic treatment, the patient recovered from the fungal sepsis only following the surgical removal of the infected thrombus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Thoracic Surgery, Regional Hospital Bolzano/Bozen, Südtirol, Italy. f.desantis6@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: Heinrich
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ebner
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000382:microbiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery