Candida vulvovaginitis

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Candidiasis
Agar plate culture of Candida albicans
ICD-10	B37
ICD-9	112
DiseasesDB	1929
MedlinePlus	001511
MeSH	D002177

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Case Example: Renal Candidiasis

Clinical Summary

A 73-year-old black male was in good health until about three months before his death when he noticed enlarged lymph nodes first in both inguinal regions and later elsewhere. Antileukemic therapy was begun. About two weeks prior to his death the patient presented to the emergency room with uncontrollable epistaxis. On physical examination, the liver was palpable but the spleen was not. The white blood count was below normal and consisted mainly of lymphocytes with many atypical cells. The patient's bone marrow was also found to be heavily loaded with lymphocytes. Platelets were extremely low and remained so despite platelet transfusions. Subsequently, the patient developed pneumonia which progressed until death. Antemortem cultures yielded Candida tropicalis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Autopsy Findings

At autopsy, there was evidence of disseminated candidiasis.

External links

• National Institute of Allergies and Infections (June 27, 2007). "Vaginitis". Retrieved 2008-02-21. - fact sheet on vaginitis/vaginal infections
• Oral Thrush Mayo Clinic
• DermAtlas candidiasis images
• InteliHealth page on candidiasis Presented by InteliHealth reviewed by Harvard Medical School
• Links to pictures of Yeast Infection (Hardin MD/Univ of Iowa)
• "Yeast Infections". VaginaPagina. - info on treatments

See Also

• Candida albicans
• Oral candidiasis

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