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Skin abscess caused by Candida albicans: unusual presentation of C. albicans disease. |
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| Authors: | W E Feldman E Hedaya M O'Brien |
| Abstract: | A 9-month-old patient developed a Candida albicans skin abscess at the repair site of a lumbar myelomeningocele. There was no evidence of C. albicans infection elsewhere in the body. The infection may have been acquired at the time of the original myelomeningocele repair at 2 days of age. The abscess was cured by surgical drainage and amphotericin B therapy. This case indicates that laboratories should be aware of C. albicans as an unusual cause of abscess. |
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