An unusual case of candidemia presenting as acute respiratory distress syndrome after a small bowel bezoar removal operation.
10.4174/astr.2015.88.1.48
- Author:
Yun Su MUN
1
;
Moon Soo LEE
;
Joo Seung PARK
;
Jun Wan LEE
;
Sun Young JUNG
;
Hee Jung YOON
;
Hyun Young HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea. mslee01@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Candidemia;
Small bowel bezoar;
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
- MeSH:
Bezoars*;
Candida;
Candidemia*;
Humans;
Critical Care;
Intestinal Obstruction;
Respiration, Artificial;
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult*;
Sepsis
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2015;88(1):48-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a rare case of sepsis with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by Candida parapsilosis and Candida famata after a small bowel bezoar operation. The patient was successfully treated with intensive care including mechanical ventilation and systemic antifungal therapy. A strong association was observed between the intestinal obstruction caused by the bezoar and candidemia presenting as ARDS. This is the first case in which candidemia has led to ARDS after a bezoar removal operation in a patient who was neither immunocompromised nor self-administering an illicit intravenous drug.
