Hepatosplenic candidiasis. A manifestation of chronic disseminated candidiasis
Kontoyiannis, D.P.; Luna, M.A.; Samuels, B.I.; Bodey, G.P.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America 14(3): 721-739
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0891-5520 PMID: 10987117 Document Number: 513414
A review of published reports on chronic disseminated candidosis (CDC) as a clinical manifestation of hepatosplenic candidosis is presented. The pathogenesis, incidence, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment including prophylaxis and future therapeutic approaches, are discussed. CDC is also described in paediatric leukaemia patients and in bone marrow transplant recipients.