The first reported case of colonic infection caused by Candida glabrata
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Manuel Ojeda Hinojosa; Catalina Ana Belén Ayuso Carrasco; Rita Jiménez Rosales
- Source
- Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas. 111
- Subject
- Antifungal
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class
Colonoscopy
Gastroenterology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
medicine
Colitis
Candida albicans
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract
biology
Candida glabrata
medicine.diagnostic_test
Septic shock
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Diarrhea
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
medicine.symptom
business
- Language
- ISSN
- 1130-0108
Lower gastrointestinal tract infection caused by Candida species are rarely reported and, Candida albicans and tropicalis have been the only pathogens identified. We present the first documented case of candida colitis caused by Candida Glabrata in a 56-year-old man with a personal history of morbid obesity and bariatric surgery. The presenting symptoms were diarrhea, rectal bleeding and septic shock. Diagnosis was obtained by histological and microbiological study of the colonoscopy biopsies. Gastroenterologists should be aware of Candida as a cause of colonic infection. Fungal culture is the key to identify specific Candida species and lead to an appropriate antifungal therapy.