A Rare Case of Candida parapsilosis Lumbar Discitis With Osteomyelitis

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,...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 14; no. 6
Main Authors Duplan, Patrick, Memon, Mohammad B, Choudhry, Humdoon, Patterson, Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palo Alto Cureus Inc 15.06.2022
Cureus
Subjects
Antifungal agents
Back pain
Biofilms
Biopsy
Blood
Case reports
Hospitals
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical Education
Patients
Tomography
Ultrasonic imaging
Florida
United States > US
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.25955