title: Candida lipolytica candidemia as a rare infectious complication of acute pancreatitis: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Candida lipolytica candidemia is a rare but an emerging pathogenic yeast infection in humans. It can gain access to the bloodstream through intravascular catheterization, especially through central venous catheters in immunocompromised or critically ill patients during hospitalization. In this report, we present a noncatheter-related C. lipolytica candidemia infection in an 84-year-old man who was admitted due to acute pancreatitis. The possible pathogenesis and management of C. lipolytica candidemia are highlighted. It was an unusual infectious complication of acute pancreatitis. Clinicians should be aware that such an opportunistic pathogen can lead to invasive candidemia infection. In clinical practice, systemic antifungal therapy and the removal of the potentially infected central venous catheter might be recommended for the treatment of C. lipolytica candidemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Wen-Cheng
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ming-Chin
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Te-Yu
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chin-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Sheng-Kang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002175:Candida / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D058387:Candidemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000150:complications*
keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Candida lipolytica; Candidemia