Vnitr Lek 1991, 37(9-10):800-804
[Candida myocarditis and polymyositis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia].
- Katedra patologické anatomie LF UK Hradec Králové.
Klíčová slova: Adolescent; Candidiasis, complications, ; Humans; Male; Myocarditis, complications, ; Myositis, complications, ; Opportunistic Infections, pathology, ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, complications,
Candida sepsis in 18-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia was associated with multisystem alteration accentuated in cardiac and skeletal muscles. Candida tropicalis identified in the post-mortem blood culture was resistant to azole-chemotherapeutics and semi-sensitive to polyene-antibiotics. Unusual myocardial involvement and a role of Candida spp. during opportune infections in immunosuppressed patients are discussed.
Keywords: Adolescent; Candidiasis /complications/; Humans; Male; Myocarditis /complications/; Myositis /complications/; Opportunistic Infections /pathology/; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma /complications/
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