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Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature

Candida species is now being increasingly recognised as an important cause of endocarditis especially in immunocompromised patients. A case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reported. The child did not have a central venous catheter at any time. T...

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Main Authors: Ariffin, H., Ariffin, W., Tharam, S., Omar, A., de Bruyne, J., Lin, H.P.
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Published: Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 1999
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RJ Pediatrics
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/1517/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10572495
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spelling my.um.eprints.15172019-01-14T01:21:48Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/1517/ Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature Ariffin, H. Ariffin, W. Tharam, S. Omar, A. de Bruyne, J. Lin, H.P. RJ Pediatrics Candida species is now being increasingly recognised as an important cause of endocarditis especially in immunocompromised patients. A case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reported. The child did not have a central venous catheter at any time. Treatment consisted of intravenous amphotericin B and fluconazole for 3 weeks followed by oral fluconazole for 2 weeks. No surgical resection was necessary. We highlight here the importance of echocardiography in the management of prolonged febrile neutropenia and discuss the dilemma of continuing chemotherapy in such patients. Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association 1999-08 Article PeerReviewed Ariffin, H. and Ariffin, W. and Tharam, S. and Omar, A. and de Bruyne, J. and Lin, H.P. (1999) Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature. Singapore Medical Journal, 40 (8). pp. 533-6. ISSN 0037-5675 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10572495 10572495
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topic RJ Pediatrics
spellingShingle RJ Pediatrics
Ariffin, H.
Ariffin, W.
Tharam, S.
Omar, A.
de Bruyne, J.
Lin, H.P.
Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
description Candida species is now being increasingly recognised as an important cause of endocarditis especially in immunocompromised patients. A case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is reported. The child did not have a central venous catheter at any time. Treatment consisted of intravenous amphotericin B and fluconazole for 3 weeks followed by oral fluconazole for 2 weeks. No surgical resection was necessary. We highlight here the importance of echocardiography in the management of prolonged febrile neutropenia and discuss the dilemma of continuing chemotherapy in such patients.
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author Ariffin, H.
Ariffin, W.
Tharam, S.
Omar, A.
de Bruyne, J.
Lin, H.P.
author_facet Ariffin, H.
Ariffin, W.
Tharam, S.
Omar, A.
de Bruyne, J.
Lin, H.P.
author_sort Ariffin, H.
title Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
title_short Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
title_full Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed Successful treatment of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
title_sort successful treatment of candida albicans endocarditis in a child with leukemia--a case report and review of the literature
publisher Stamford Publishing Pte Ltd / Singapore Medical Association
publishDate 1999
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/1517/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10572495
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