A rare case of breakthrough fungal pericarditis due to fluconazole‐resistant Candida auris in a patient with chronic liver disease

Khillan, Vikas ; Rathore, Neha ; Kathuria, Shallu ; Chowdhary, Anuradha (2014) A rare case of breakthrough fungal pericarditis due to fluconazole‐resistant Candida auris in a patient with chronic liver disease JMM Case Reports, 1 (3). ISSN 2053-3721

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.T00018

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Abstract

Introduction: Candida pericarditis is a rare clinical entity with a high fatality, primarily attributed to difficulty in diagnosis. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is made post‐mortem in more than 50% of cases, and thus a high index of clinical suspicion is crucial.

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Keywords:Candida auris; Candida Pericarditis; Caspofungin; Fluconazole Resistance; India.
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