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Diffuse disseminated Candidiasis in a patient with Felty’s syndrome: a case report

Authors: Shany Ish-Hurwitz, Zamir Dovrish, Evgeny Edelstein, Joelle Bernheim, Jack Bernheim, Ruth Hadari, Howard Amital

Published in: Rheumatology International | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

Severe granulocytopenia predispose patients with Felty’s syndrome to severe infectious diseases. The following report deals with an occurrence of chronic disseminated candidiasis in a patient with Felty’s syndrome who presented with prolonged and severe granulocytopenia. To the best of our knowledge this coexistence has never been described before.

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Title: Diffuse disseminated Candidiasis in a patient with Felty’s syndrome: a case report
Authors: Shany Ish-Hurwitz
Zamir Dovrish
Evgeny Edelstein
Joelle Bernheim
Jack Bernheim
Ruth Hadari
Howard Amital
Publication date: 01-11-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Rheumatology International / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Electronic ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-007-0366-x

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