PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Khuwaitir, Tarig S.
AU  - Sherbeeni, Suphia M.
AU  - Al-Mogheiri, Abdurahman M.
AU  - Al-Oumi, Mohammed N.
TI  - Disseminated Candida albicans infection in an immunocompetent host
DP  - 2005 Jun 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1003--1006
VI  - 26
IP  - 6
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/6/1003.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/26/6/1003.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2005 Jun 01; 26
AB  - Candida albicans CA is an opportunistic fungus, which lives in close association with its human host. Immuno-competence is the barrier to its tendency to invade. Normal skin, commensal bacteria and neutrophils are the first hurdles and once broken down by indwelling catheters, antibiotics or ablative chemotherapies, dissemination can occur with grave consequences. We describe a young patient with apparent full immune competence, who suffered from disseminated CA infection, her presentation, diagnosis and therapy with amphotericin B deoxycholate, which lead to her complete recovery and return to a productive life.