Case Report

A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement

Volume: 12 Number: 2 July 31, 2024
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A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement

Abstract

Cutaneous involvement is seen in very few patients with candidemia. Cutaneous involvement of candidemia is usually seen in immunocompromised patients with hematologic-oncologic diseases. Lesions may be maculopapular or nodular. In this case report, cutaneous lesions due to disseminated candidemia in an eight-year-old child with leukemia and febrile neutropenia are presented. The general condition of the patient was quite poor. Blood and port cultures grew resistant Candida. The diagnosis was made clinically. The patient was given amphotericin B and voriconazole combination therapy. The lesions disappeared. Today, Candida spp. infections are becoming more common, and the rate of skin involvement is also increasing. However, the diagnosis of Candida skin involvement may be difficult. Histopathology can be used in the diagnosis. Skin involvement is more common in candidemia patients with risk factors, especially in patients with Candida tropicalis growth.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Paediatrics (Other)

Journal Section

Case Report

Early Pub Date

July 28, 2024

Publication Date

July 31, 2024

Submission Date

June 11, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 27, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Çetin, F. T., Çay, Ü., Kılınç, F., Özkan, A., Özgür Gündeşlioğlu, Ö., & Alabaz, D. (2024). A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement. Pediatric Practice and Research, 12(2), 62-64. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.1499848
AMA
1.Çetin FT, Çay Ü, Kılınç F, Özkan A, Özgür Gündeşlioğlu Ö, Alabaz D. A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement. pediatr pract res. 2024;12(2):62-64. doi:10.21765/pprjournal.1499848
Chicago
Çetin, Fatma Tuğba, Ümmühan Çay, Fatma Kılınç, Ayşe Özkan, Özlem Özgür Gündeşlioğlu, and Derya Alabaz. 2024. “A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia With Skin Involvement”. Pediatric Practice and Research 12 (2): 62-64. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.1499848.
EndNote
Çetin FT, Çay Ü, Kılınç F, Özkan A, Özgür Gündeşlioğlu Ö, Alabaz D (July 1, 2024) A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement. Pediatric Practice and Research 12 2 62–64.
IEEE
[1]F. T. Çetin, Ü. Çay, F. Kılınç, A. Özkan, Ö. Özgür Gündeşlioğlu, and D. Alabaz, “A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement”, pediatr pract res, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 62–64, July 2024, doi: 10.21765/pprjournal.1499848.
ISNAD
Çetin, Fatma Tuğba - Çay, Ümmühan - Kılınç, Fatma - Özkan, Ayşe - Özgür Gündeşlioğlu, Özlem - Alabaz, Derya. “A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia With Skin Involvement”. Pediatric Practice and Research 12/2 (July 1, 2024): 62-64. https://doi.org/10.21765/pprjournal.1499848.
JAMA
1.Çetin FT, Çay Ü, Kılınç F, Özkan A, Özgür Gündeşlioğlu Ö, Alabaz D. A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement. pediatr pract res. 2024;12:62–64.
MLA
Çetin, Fatma Tuğba, et al. “A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia With Skin Involvement”. Pediatric Practice and Research, vol. 12, no. 2, July 2024, pp. 62-64, doi:10.21765/pprjournal.1499848.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Tuğba Çetin, Ümmühan Çay, Fatma Kılınç, Ayşe Özkan, Özlem Özgür Gündeşlioğlu, Derya Alabaz. A Rare Clinical Form of Candidaemia: A Pediatric Case of Leukemia with Skin Involvement. pediatr pract res. 2024 Jul. 1;12(2):62-4. doi:10.21765/pprjournal.1499848