AI Article Synopsis
- A 30-year-old man with Crohn's disease experienced a bloodstream infection (fungemia) caused by Candida albicans, which switched to Candida glabrata during fluconazole treatment.
- Myocardial abscesses were found in his heart's papillary muscles and interventricular septum as a complication of the infection.
- His treatment involved a combination of amphotericin B lipid complex and 5-flucytosine, followed by 18 months of voriconazole, successfully curing the infection.
Article Abstract
A 30-y-old man with Crohn's disease developed fungemia with Candida albicans. Subsequently, during therapy with fluconazole, Candida glabrata was repeatedly isolated from his blood. Myocardial abscesses were detected in the papillary muscles and interventricular septum. The infection was cured with amphotericin B lipid complex and 5-flucytosine, followed by voriconazole for 18 months.
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