Intraabdominal abscess due to Candida glabrata: case report

Year 2019, Volume: 11 Issue: 3, 345 - 348, 01.09.2019

Pınar Gürkaynak Şerife Altun Demircan Salih Cesur , Çiğdem Ataman Hatipoğlu Hüseyin Yağcı Sami Kınıklı Gül Gürsoy

https://doi.org/10.21601/ortadogutipdergisi.437106

Abstract

Intraabdominal abscesses occur rarely due to Candida species. The most important specific risk factors that cause this kind of abscesses are surgical operations, gastrointestinal perforations and gastrointestinal anastomotic leaks. Non-specific risk factors include; diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, prolonged antibiotic use and admission to intensive care unit. In this article, a 63 year-old female patient’s, who had previously undergone extensive spectrum antibiotic treatment, intraabdominal abscess case occurred due to Candida glabrata is presented.

Keywords

intraabdominal abscess, Candida glabrata, case report

Candida glabrata’ya bağlı gelişen intraabdominal apse: olgu sunumu

Abstract

İntraabdominal apseler nadir olarak Candida türlerine bağlı olarak gelişir. Bu tür apselere sebep olan en önemli spesifik risk faktörleri; cerrahi girişimler, gastrointestinal perforasyonlar ve gastrointestinal anastomoz kaçaklarıdır. Spesifik olmayan risk faktörleri arasında ise; diabetes mellitus, immunsüpresyon, uzun süreli antibiyotik kullanımı ve yoğun bakım ünitesinde yatış gibi etkenler yer almaktadır. Bu yazıda, geniş spektrumlu antibiyotik tedavisi almış 63 yaşında diyabetik bir kadın hastanın Candida glabrata’ya bağlı olarak gelişen intraabdominal apse vakası sunulmuştur.

Keywords

intraabdominal apse, Candida glabrata, olgu sunumu

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