Fatal esophageal perforation caused by invasive candidiasis
Détails
ID Serval
serval:BIB_2F44284724F8
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Fatal esophageal perforation caused by invasive candidiasis
Périodique
Annals of Thoracic Surgery
ISSN
1552-6259 (Electronic)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
09/2005
Volume
80
Numéro
3
Pages
1120-2
Notes
Case Reports
Journal Article --- Old month value: Sep
Journal Article --- Old month value: Sep
Résumé
Instrumental lesions, spontaneous rupture, and trauma cause most esophageal perforations. Transmural fungal infection is extremely rare, although Candida may be detected in as many as 25% of normal esophagus. In this report we present a case of fatal esophageal perforation due to transmural Candida infection in a 76-year-old woman. The patient died from septic shock and multiorgan failure, despite esophageal resection and systemic antifungal therapy. Pathogenetic aspects and treatment strategies are discussed.
Mots-clé
Aged
Candida/isolation & purification
Candidiasis/*complications/diagnosis/microbiology
Esophageal Perforation/diagnosis/*etiology/surgery
Esophagus/microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Pubmed
Web of science
Création de la notice
28/01/2008 9:53
Dernière modification de la notice
20/08/2019 14:13