"The Raven Himself Is Hoarse:" Candida dubliniensis fungemia manifesting as an eschar

Skinmed. 2022 Jun 30;20(3):213-214. eCollection 2022.

Abstract

A 65-year-old man with diabetes, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, coronary artery disease, and a prosthetic aortic valve. He presented to the emergency department with hypothermia (96.6°F), several weeks of anorexia and chills, and bilateral lower extremity tissue necrosis with erythema and edema (Figure 1A). He had a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line 8 weeks prior placed at another hospital for treatment of cellulitis. Laboratory results revealed anemia, azotemia, and leukocytosis (19,200 WBCs/mm3), and he was admitted for sepsis of unknown etiology. (SKINmed. 2022;20:213-214).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Animals
  • Candida
  • Catheterization, Central Venous* / methods
  • Catheterization, Peripheral* / methods
  • Crows*
  • Fungemia* / complications
  • Fungemia* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male

Supplementary concepts

  • Candida dubliniensis