A Rare Case of Candida parapsilosis Lumbar Discitis With Osteomyelitis

Division

West Florida

Hospital

Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

6-15-2022

Keywords

candida lumbar osteomyelitis, candida osteomyelitis, candida parapsilosis, fungal osteomyelitis, osteo-myelitis, osteomyelitis

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Infectious Disease | Internal Medicine

Abstract

Fungal osteomyelitis is rare and usually seen in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of Candida parapsilosis osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient with no prior surgical history. He went for spinal laminectomy with debridement and drainage. Intraoperative culture grew C. parapsilosis, and the patient was treated with fluconazole.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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