Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use

Candida osteoarticular infections are being reported with increasing frequency, possibly due to an expanding population at risk. However, Candida costochondritis is uncommon. We report two cases of Candida costochondritis in patients who presented with subacute-onset chest wall swelling and whose on...

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Main Authors:	Simeon J. Crawford, Christopher D. Swan, Craig S. Boutlis, Alistair B. Reid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	Candida costochondritis Invasive candidiasis Intravenous drug use
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300191

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spelling	doaj-5f20fac0bfdd4233be38a4e48b65b32a2021-07-02T12:56:18ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092016-01-014C596110.1016/j.idcr.2016.04.002Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug useSimeon J. Crawford0Christopher D. Swan1Craig S. Boutlis2Alistair B. Reid3Department of Infectious Diseases, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Wollongong Hospital, Crown Street, Wollongong, NSW 2500, AustraliaCandida osteoarticular infections are being reported with increasing frequency, possibly due to an expanding population at risk. However, Candida costochondritis is uncommon. We report two cases of Candida costochondritis in patients who presented with subacute-onset chest wall swelling and whose only identifiable risk factor was a history of recent intravenous drug use.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300191Candida costochondritisInvasive candidiasisIntravenous drug use
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author	Simeon J. Crawford Christopher D. Swan Craig S. Boutlis Alistair B. Reid
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title	Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
title_short	Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
title_full	Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
title_fullStr	Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
title_full_unstemmed	Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
title_sort	candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use
publisher	Elsevier
series	IDCases
issn	2214-2509
publishDate	2016-01-01
description	Candida osteoarticular infections are being reported with increasing frequency, possibly due to an expanding population at risk. However, Candida costochondritis is uncommon. We report two cases of Candida costochondritis in patients who presented with subacute-onset chest wall swelling and whose only identifiable risk factor was a history of recent intravenous drug use.
topic	Candida costochondritis Invasive candidiasis Intravenous drug use
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300191
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Candida costochondritis associated with recent intravenous drug use

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