Peritonitis due to  Candida albicans in a patient with chronic hepatitis C infection

Chakravarty-Vartak, Urmi; Taklikar, Shripad; Baradkar, VP; Vartak, Shailesh; Bhatt, Neha

doi:10.4103/1319-3767.41736

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“…The diagnostic clue may be found on examination of the ascitic fluid. 1 The presence of Candida species in the ascitic fluid of such patients is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is highly significant. 3 De Luis et al 4 described Candidal peritonitis in ascitic fluid in two Hepatitis B reactive patients with liver cirrhosis.…”

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“…Candida albicans mainly have a reservoir in the human digestive tract, and colonisation further results in florid candidiasis, casing disseminated fungal infection and causing perforation at last. The diagnostic clue may be found on examination of the ascitic fluid 1. The presence of Candida species in the ascitic fluid of such patients is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is highly significant 3.…”

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Candidal peritonitis associated with perforation –An interesting case of ascitic fluid cytology

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Bahal

2023

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Candidal peritonitis associated with perforation –An interesting case of ascitic fluid cytology

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Bahal

2023

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High frequency of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in chronic hepatitis C

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Mankai,

Mechi

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Arab Journal of Gastroenterology

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Spontaneous fungal peritonitis: a devastating complication of cirrhosis

Bremmer

Garavaglia

Shields

2015

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is a well-known complication of cirrhosis; however, spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) is less well-recognised and described. Our objective was to determine the clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes and factors associated with death among patients with SFP. We performed a retrospective cohort study using the primary outcome of all-cause mortality at 28 days. Twenty-five patients were included; Candida species were the causative pathogen in all cases. At the onset of SFP, patients were critically ill, median APACHE II and MELD scores were 22 and 30.3, respectively. The 28-day mortality rate was 56%; six patients died prior to culture positivity. Among the remaining patients, there were no differences in rates of death by treatment regimen (P = 0.55). APACHE II score at the onset of SFP was an independent predictor of death (OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.02-2.08, P = 0.04). In conclusion, SFP develops among critically ill patients with cirrhosis and is associated with high rates of death. Directed antifungal therapy did not improve patient outcomes. Future studies assessing the benefit of early or pre-emptive antifungal therapy are warranted.

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Peritonitis due to Candida albicans in a patient with chronic hepatitis C infection

Cited by 5 publications

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Candidal peritonitis associated with perforation –An interesting case of ascitic fluid cytology

Candidal peritonitis associated with perforation –An interesting case of ascitic fluid cytology

High frequency of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in chronic hepatitis C

Spontaneous fungal peritonitis: a devastating complication of cirrhosis

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