Fournier's gangrene due to Candida glabrata. |
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| Authors: | Pierre Loulergue Veronique Mahe Marie Elisabeth Bougnoux Sylvain Poiree Arnaud Hot Olivier Lortholary |
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| Affiliation: | Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Faculté de Médecine, H?pital Necker-Enfants Malades, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France. pierreloulergue@yahoo.fr |
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Fournier's gangrene is a rare and serious event. Usual pathogens are bacteria of the skin and the digestive tract. Candida species are exceptionally involved, mostly Candida albicans. We report a patient with non-C. albicans Candida sp. Fournier's gangrene who survived with an appropriate antifungal therapy. Yeasts should be considered as emerging pathogens in pelvic infections due to the increase in long-term immunocompromised patients. |
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