TY - JOUR
T1 - Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
T2 - A dreaded complication of intensive chemotherapy
AU - Chaudhary, Narendra
AU - Vishwanath, Manini
AU - Pahuja, Mohit
AU - Borker, Anupama
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Candida endocarditis is a rare entity during febrile neutropenia due to early introduction of empirical antifungal therapy. Early surgical intervention has diagnostic and therapeutic importance in Candida endocarditis. We report a case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy. The role of surgical intervention is discussed.
AB - Candida endocarditis is a rare entity during febrile neutropenia due to early introduction of empirical antifungal therapy. Early surgical intervention has diagnostic and therapeutic importance in Candida endocarditis. We report a case of Candida albicans endocarditis in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on chemotherapy. The role of surgical intervention is discussed.
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U2 - 10.4103/0971-5851.113414
DO - 10.4103/0971-5851.113414
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84879753580
SN - 0971-5851
VL - 34
SP - 28
EP - 30
JO - Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
JF - Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
IS - 1
ER -