Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual
Candida infection of gastrointestinal tract is frequent in immunocompromised patients and rare in an otherwise healthy person in whom no permissive factor is present. Herein is a case report on 25-year-old woman, 2 months postpartum, with fungal gastric ulcer with invasion leading to fungemia. She d...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| author | Praveer Rai Sunil B Chakraborty |
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| description | Candida infection of gastrointestinal tract is frequent in immunocompromised patients and rare in an otherwise healthy person in whom no permissive factor is present. Herein is a case report on 25-year-old woman, 2 months postpartum, with fungal gastric ulcer with invasion leading to fungemia. She developed fever and anemia. Gastric biopsy and blood culture both showed growth of Candida albicans. The patient responded well to parenteral amphotericin B. This supports the hypothesis of invasion of Candida from gastric ulcer into blood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70df95b464a7436da65edb38d35cfc992022-12-22T01:58:27ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology1319-37671998-40492012-01-0118428228410.4103/1319-3767.98438Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individualPraveer RaiSunil B ChakrabortyCandida infection of gastrointestinal tract is frequent in immunocompromised patients and rare in an otherwise healthy person in whom no permissive factor is present. Herein is a case report on 25-year-old woman, 2 months postpartum, with fungal gastric ulcer with invasion leading to fungemia. She developed fever and anemia. Gastric biopsy and blood culture both showed growth of Candida albicans. The patient responded well to parenteral amphotericin B. This supports the hypothesis of invasion of Candida from gastric ulcer into blood.http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2012;volume=18;issue=4;spage=282;epage=284;aulast=RaiExtraesophageal candidiasisfungal gastric ulcergastric candidiasisgastric ulcer |
| spellingShingle | Praveer Rai Sunil B Chakraborty Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology Extraesophageal candidiasis fungal gastric ulcer gastric candidiasis gastric ulcer |
| title | Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_full | Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_fullStr | Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_short | Giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| title_sort | giant fungal gastric ulcer in an immunocompetent individual |
| topic | Extraesophageal candidiasis fungal gastric ulcer gastric candidiasis gastric ulcer |
| url | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2012;volume=18;issue=4;spage=282;epage=284;aulast=Rai |
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