[Candidemia original diagnosis].
We reported here a case of fungemia, which was diagnosed by a globular numeration: peripheral blood smears showed yeast cells, especially in the cytoplasm of neutrophils, with characteristic images of fungal phagocytosis. This test induced a prompt diagnosis of fungal septicaemia and the prescription of adapted treatment, which probably permitted to rescue the patient from a high mortality pathology.
Vincenot-Blouin
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Laboratoire d'hématologie, Centre hospitalier, Meaux, France. a-vincenot@ch-meaux.fr
André-Kernéïs
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Fiacre
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Botterel
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D000368:Aged; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans