Diffuse disseminated candidiasis in a patient with Felty's syndrome: a case report.
Severe granulocytopenia predispose patients with Felty's syndrome to severe infectious diseases. The following report deals with an occurrence of chronic disseminated candidiasis in a patient with Felty's syndrome who presented with prolonged and severe granulocytopenia. To the best of our knowledge this coexistence has never been described before.
Ish-Hurwitz
Shany
S
Department of Medicine D, Meir Medical Center, Tshernichovsky 59, Kfar-Saba 4428, Israel.
Dovrish
Zamir
Z
Edelstein
Evgeny
E
Bernheim
Joelle
J
Bernheim
Jack
J
Hadari
Ruth
R
Amital
Howard
H
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005258:Felty Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D000069585:Filgrastim; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013156:Splenectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D000069585:Filgrastim; D011241:Prednisone; D010878:Piperacillin