Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report

Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report

We report a rare case of C. krusei knee arthritis treated with instillation of micafungin and arthroscopy. A 49-year-old man hospitalized for treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia developed knee arthritis with C. krusei. He was treated with a combination of arthroscopic debridement, intravenous as wel...

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Main Authors: Jeroen C. van Egmond, Nicole G.M. Hunfeld, Bart J.A. Rijnders, Jan A.N. Verhaar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300958
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spelling doaj-23e7ee9589414884a966a95c17d97c322020-11-25T03:10:09ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392020-03-01272931Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case reportJeroen C. van Egmond0Nicole G.M. Hunfeld1Bart J.A. Rijnders2Jan A.N. Verhaar3Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Corresponding author.Department of Pharmacy, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsDepartment of Orthopaedics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Doctor Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, the NetherlandsWe report a rare case of C. krusei knee arthritis treated with instillation of micafungin and arthroscopy. A 49-year-old man hospitalized for treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia developed knee arthritis with C. krusei. He was treated with a combination of arthroscopic debridement, intravenous as well as intra-articular micafungin. Serum and intra-articular concentrations of micafungin were determined. After instillation of micafungin in the knee and arthroscopic debridement, the patient completely recovered. Keywords: Candida, Micafungin, Knee, Arthritis, Instillationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300958
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author Jeroen C. van Egmond
Nicole G.M. Hunfeld
Bart J.A. Rijnders
Jan A.N. Verhaar
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Nicole G.M. Hunfeld
Bart J.A. Rijnders
Jan A.N. Verhaar
Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
Medical Mycology Case Reports
author_facet Jeroen C. van Egmond
Nicole G.M. Hunfeld
Bart J.A. Rijnders
Jan A.N. Verhaar
author_sort Jeroen C. van Egmond
title Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
title_short Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
title_full Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
title_fullStr Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
title_full_unstemmed Persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. A case report
title_sort persistent candida arthritis successfully treated with micafungin instillation and surgery. a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2020-03-01
description We report a rare case of C. krusei knee arthritis treated with instillation of micafungin and arthroscopy. A 49-year-old man hospitalized for treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia developed knee arthritis with C. krusei. He was treated with a combination of arthroscopic debridement, intravenous as well as intra-articular micafungin. Serum and intra-articular concentrations of micafungin were determined. After instillation of micafungin in the knee and arthroscopic debridement, the patient completely recovered. Keywords: Candida, Micafungin, Knee, Arthritis, Instillation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753919300958
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