Abstract
A case of fatal necrotizing jejunitis caused by Candida albicans is described in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing chemotherapy. The diagnosis was made at autopsy. Computed tomography findings were of small bowel dilatation with pneumatosis.
MeSH terms
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Candidiasis / complications*
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Candidiasis / diagnosis
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Candidiasis / immunology
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Enteritis / complications
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Enteritis / diagnostic imaging
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Enteritis / microbiology
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Jejunal Diseases / complications*
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Jejunal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Jejunal Diseases / microbiology
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Jejunum / diagnostic imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / etiology*
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Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / microbiology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed