[Candida spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess].
Candida spondylodiscitis associatd with epidural abscess is rarely seen. We present a patient with Hodgkin lymphoma who received chemotherapy and developed systemic Candida infection, which was complicated by Candida spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess.
Di Stilio
Gisela
G
Servicio de Clínica Médica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. giseladistilio@argentina.com
Rica
Carlos M
CM
Nine
Cecilia
C
Catalano
Hugo N
HN
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy; D015299:Discitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D020802:Epidural Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications
D000935:Antifungal Agents