Pancreatic Abscess Due to Candida albicans
Authors: JAMES M. RICHTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1982)

Brief Reports1 August 1982Pancreatic Abscess Due to Candida albicansJAMES M. RICHTER, M.D., GEORGE A. JACOBY, M.D., ROBERT H. SCHAPIRO, M.D., ANDREW L. WARSHAW, M.D.JAMES M. RICHTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE A. JACOBY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT H. SCHAPIRO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ANDREW L. WARSHAW, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-97-2-221 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPancreatic abscesses are localized infections with collections of pus and devitalized tissue in the pancreas or extending out from it. The abscesses usually develop from secondary infection of necrotic tissue complicating acute pancreatitis. Enteric bacteria are isolated from most abscesses, and in most abscesses multiple organisms are cultured ( 1 ). Despite its frequent presence in the intestinal flora, Candida albicans is rarely found in pancreatic abscesses (2-5). We report two patients with C. albicans as the sole pathogen in pancreatic abscesses.Patient 1:A 53-year-old nonalcoholic man was entirely well until he developed acute pancreatitis. He was successfully treated...References1. WARSHAW A. Pancreatic abscesses. N Engl J Med. 1972;287:1234-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BARRETTVOLWILERKIRBYJENSEN BWWC. Fatal systemic moniliasis following pancreatitis. Arch Intern Med. 1957;99:209-13. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital (Case 57-1961). N Engl J Med. 1961;265:287-93. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. HOLDENBERNEROSOFF JTL. Pancreatic abscess following acute pancreatitis. Arch Surg. 1976;111:858-61. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. SAXONREYNOLDSDOOLAS AJA. Management of pancreatic abscesses. Ann Surg. 1981;194:545-52. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ERASGOLDSTEINSHERLOCK PMP. Candida infection of the gastrointestinal tract. Medicine. 1972;51:367-79. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. PARKERMCCLOSKEYKNAUER JJK. Pathobiologic features of human candidiasis: A common deep mycosis of the brain, heart, and kidney in the altered host. Am J Clin Pathol. 1976;65:991-1000. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. MYEROWITZPAZINALLEN RGC. Disseminated candidiasis: Changes in incidence, underlying diseases, and pathology. Am J Clin Pathol. 1977;68:29-38. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. CHOCHOI SH. Opportunistic fungal infection among cancer patients. A ten year autopsy study. Am J Clin Pathol. 1979;72:617-21. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. HURLEYFAUCI DA. Disseminated candidiasis. I. An experimental model in the guinea pig. J Infect Dis. 1975;131:516-21. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCandida and severe acute pancreatitis: We won't be fooled againCandida in Acute PancreatitisFungal infection in acute necrotizing pancreatitis11No competing interests declared.Bacterial, Granulomatous, Viral and Parasitic Lesions of the PancreasMultiple Pancreatic Abscesses Due to Candida Albicans following ERCPIntraluminal pancreatic candidiasis presenting as recurrent pancreatitisFUNGAL SEPSISCandidoses systémiquesMycotic infection and the pediatric surgeonCLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF CANDIDA ISOLATED FROM PERITONEUM IN SURGICAL PATIENTSMaternal survival after acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis complicating late pregnancyLowering the level of uncertainty in late pancreatitisCandida abscess of the pancreas: diagnosis and treatment by computed tomography-guided percutaneous drainageLiver lesions in histiocytosis X: findings on sonography and computed tomographyGastrointestinal InfectionsA practical guide to pancreatitisCase 20-1984 1 August 1982Volume 97, Issue 2Page: 221-222KeywordsAbscessesAcute pancreatitisBacteriaCandida albicansPancreasPathogens Issue Published: 1 August 1982 PDF DownloadLoading ...