Fungal spondylodiscitis due to Candida albicans : an atypical case and review of the literature

ABSTRACT Spondylodiscitis due to Candida is a rare complication from hematogenic dissemination of infection caused by this fungus. We present an atypical case of spondylodiscitis caused by this germ that occurred after chest contusion and progressed with necrotizing fasciitis of the anterior region...

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Main Authors: Álynson Larocca Kulcheski, Xavier Soler Graells, Marcel Luiz Benato, Pedro Grein Del Santoro, André Luis Sebben
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162015000600739&lng=en&tlng=en