Acute disseminated candidiasis: Tell-tale signs on clinical examination

Praveen Kumar Tirlangi; Ananth Pai; Muralidhar Varma; Nitin Gupta

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcae019

Acute disseminated candidiasis: Tell-tale signs on clinical examination

QJM. 2024 Jan 24:hcae019. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcae019. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Praveen Kumar Tirlangi¹, Ananth Pai², Muralidhar Varma¹, Nitin Gupta¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Medical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 38268498
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcae019

Abstract

Typical skin lesions and the presence of fluffy lesions on the retina can indicate the possibility of acute disseminated candidiasis. These can not only help in the early initiation of the therapy but also help in choosing the most appropriate antifungal. We report a case of acute disseminated candidiasis involving the skin, muscles, eye, lung, and kidney in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia who was successfully treated by a rational approach.