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

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