title: Case report of invasive, disseminated candidiasis with peripheral nodular cavitary lesions in the lung.
abstract: We report a case of invasive candidiasis presenting as multiple lung nodules and cavitary lesions with minimal pleural effusion.Candidainfections of the lung are rare but can occur after hematologic dissemination of the yeast from other body sites, such as the skin and the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts. Here, we describe the case of a 56-year-old female with a history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who presented with fever, productive cough, and pulmonary nodules and cavitary lesions seen on a chest computed tomography (CT). The patient's blood cultures were positive forCandidazeylanoides.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1650 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
authors.forename: Hafiza
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1650 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Affiliated with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1650 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10457, United States.
authors.forename: Misbahuddin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khaja
keywords: CT, Computed Tomography; Cavitary lesion; Disseminated candida; ESRD, End Stage Renal Disease; Pulmonary nodular