title: Candida tropicalis pylephlebitis with persistent fungaemia in a 72-year-old lady with severe pancreatitis.
abstract: Pylephlebitis is defined as septic thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system, usually secondary to infection or inflammation in the abdomen. In the current report, we present a case of fungal pylephlebitis that complicated the course of pancreatitis and resolved with echinocandins.
authors: Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. wouter.meersseman@uzleuven.be
authors: Wouter
authors: W
authors: Meersseman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D041022:Candida tropicalis; D058387:Candidemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D054714:Echinocandins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000473:pathology*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins