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Chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) is a rare and difficult‐to‐treat invasive fungal disease occurring mainly after prolonged and profound neutropenia. We describe the case of a 59‐year‐old man successfully treated with… Click to show full abstract
Chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) is a rare and difficult‐to‐treat invasive fungal disease occurring mainly after prolonged and profound neutropenia. We describe the case of a 59‐year‐old man successfully treated with thalidomide for CDC recurrences after an autologous transplantation. We add evidence of the effectiveness of immunomodulatory drugs to manage inflammatory reconstitution immune syndrome‐related refractory CDC.
Keywords:
chronic disseminated;
transplantation;
disseminated candidiasis;
case
Journal Title: Transplant Infectious Disease
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Transplant Infectious Disease
Year Published: 2017
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