Disseminated Candida tropicalis infection following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

M Ito; T Kato; K Sano; M Hotchi

doi:10.1016/0163-4453(91)94151-9

Disseminated Candida tropicalis infection following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

J Infect. 1991 Jul;23(1):77-80. doi: 10.1016/0163-4453(91)94151-9.

Authors

M Ito¹, T Kato, K Sano, M Hotchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Nagano, Japan.

PMID: 1885918
DOI: 10.1016/0163-4453(91)94151-9

Abstract

A necropsy case of a 59-year-old man who developed disseminated Candida tropicalis infection following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is reported. Septic fungal infection complicating ERCP has not been described previously.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biliary Tract Diseases / etiology
Biliary Tract Diseases / pathology
Candidiasis / etiology*
Candidiasis / pathology
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / adverse effects*
Gallbladder Diseases / etiology
Gallbladder Diseases / pathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged