Vnitr Lek 1991, 37(9-10):800-804

[Candida myocarditis and polymyositis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia].

M Resl, L Jebavý, M Otcenásek
Katedra patologické anatomie LF UK Hradec Králové.

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,

Published: September 1, 1991  Show citation

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Resl M, Jebavý L, Otcenásek M. [Candida myocarditis and polymyositis in acute lymphoblastic leukemia]. Vnitr Lek. 1991;37(9-10):800-804.
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