title: [Candida spondylodiscitis and epidural abscess].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Clínica Médica, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina. giseladistilio@argentina.com
authors.forename: Gisela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Stilio
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rica
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nine
authors.forename: Hugo N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents