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- Title
Chronic disseminated candidiasis manifesting as hepatosplenic abscesses among patients with hematological malignancies.
- Authors
Chen, Chien-Yuan; Cheng, Aristine; Tien, Feng-Ming; Lee, Po-Chu; Tien, Hwei-Fang; Sheng, Wang-Huei; Chen, Yee-Chun
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>The outcomes of deep-seated abscesses attributed to chronic disseminated candidiasis (CDC) in patients with hematological malignancies have rarely been reported in recent years.<bold>Methods: </bold>We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the data of patients with hematological malignancies who received a diagnosis of CDC at a medical center in Taiwan between 2008 and 2013.<bold>Results: </bold>Sixty-one patients (32 men and 29 women) were diagnosed with CDC. The median age was 51 years (range: 18-83). The overall incidence of CDC was 1.53 per 100 patient-years in patients with hematological malignancies between 2008 and 2013. The highest incidence of CDC was 4.3 per 100 patient-years for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, followed by 3.6 for acute myeloid leukemia. We detected 3 (4.9%) proven, 13 (21.3%) probable, and 45 (73.8%) possible cases of CDC. A total of 13 patients had positive blood cultures for Candida species: C. tropicalis (8), C. albicans (2), C. glabrata (2), and C. famata (1). The median duration of antifungal treatment was 96 days (range: 7-796 days). Serial imaging studies revealed that the resolution rate of CDC was 30.0% at 3 months and 54.3% at 6 months. Five patients (8.2%) had residual lesions that persisted beyond one year. A multivariate analysis of the 90-day outcome revealed that shock was the only independent prognostic factor of 90-day survival in patients with CDC.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The incidence of CDC did not decrease between 2008 and 2013. Patients with acute leukemia had a higher risk of CDC than those with other hematological malignancies. Imaging studies conducted at 6 months after diagnosis revealed that only half of the patients showed complete resolution. CDC requires prolonged treatment, and serial imaging at 6 months interval is suggested. Shock is the only independent prognostic factor of 90-day survival in patients with CDC.
- Subjects
CENTERS for Disease Control &; Prevention (U.S.); HEMATOLOGIC malignancies; CANDIDEMIA; ACUTE myeloid leukemia; ABSCESSES; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia
- Publication
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 19, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1471-2334
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12879-019-4260-4