Candida lambica polyarthritis in a patient with chronic alcoholism.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a patient with an indolent polyarthritis over a period of several years caused by Candida lambica probably acquired from a contaminated wound. C. lambica has not been previously reported to cause infectious arthritis. Hematogenous spread was manifest by 4 separate sites of involvement. Chronic alcoholism was the only apparent risk factor for dissemination. The infection seems to be environmentally acquired.
Medical subject headings
- Alcoholism
- Arthritis
- Candidiasis