title: Fatal Neonatal Peritoneal Candidiasis Mimicking Mucormycosis-A Case Report and Review of Literature.
abstract: Candida species have been implicated as significant contributors to morbidity in the neonatal period and are associated with 25-50% of mortality in invasive neonatal candidiasis. Peritoneal candidiasis, being paucisymptomatic, cannot often be correctly identified in a preterm neonate. The correct approach to diagnosis of neonatal peritoneal candidiasis is taking into account the epidemiology along with a strong clinical suspicion and appropriate timely diagnostic interventions. We report a case of fatal neonatal peritoneal candidiasis which was misdiagnosed as mucormycosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India dr_bineetakashyap@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Bineeta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Kanupriya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusumakar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi 110002, India.
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kumar Sarin
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058365:Candidiasis, Invasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: fatal; mucormycosis.; neonatal; peritoneal candidiasis