Congenital candidiasis presenting as septic shock without rash.
Congenital candidiasis is rare and often benign. We report the case of twins born at 32 weeks' gestation with different manifestations of congenital candidiasis. One twin was born well though neutropenic, and died from overwhelming sepsis with septic shock at 22 h. The other twin presented with a delayed onset of rash at 2 days, remained well and survived.
Carmo
Kathryn Browning
KB
Newborn Care and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. k.carmo@med.usyd.edu.au
Evans
Nick
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Isaacs
David
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D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000151:congenital; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology*