Abstract
We report a rare case of Candida glabrata liver abscess and fungemia complicating severe calculus cholecystitis in a 64-year-old female patient who had no history of immunosuppression or diabetes mellitus. The patient underwent cholecystectomy, resection of liver abscess, and systemic antifungal therapy using micafungin.
MeSH terms
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Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
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Candida glabrata / isolation & purification*
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Candidiasis / complications*
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Candidiasis / drug therapy
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Cholecystectomy
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Cholecystitis / diagnostic imaging
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Cholecystitis / microbiology*
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Cholecystitis / surgery
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Drug Resistance, Fungal
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Echinocandins / administration & dosage
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Female
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Fungemia / complications*
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Fungemia / drug therapy
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Humans
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Immunocompetence
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Middle Aged
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Echinocandins