Invasive Candida krusei infection and Candida vasculitis of a leg ulcer in an immunocompetent patient: A case report

A 71 year old female Caucasian farmer without any known immunosuppression presented with a painful ulcer of her right lower leg after a trauma caused by a wood billet. There was no response to empirical antibacterial treatment. An ulcer biopsy showed an invasive Candida infection of the soft tissue...

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Main Authors: Philipp Jud, Thomas Valentin, Sigrid Regauer, Thomas Gary, Gerald Hackl, Peter Rief, Marianne Brodmann, Franz Hafner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300139