Abstract
A case of isolated Candida parapsilosis arthritis involving the shoulder of a heroin addict is described. Amphotericin B successfully eradicated the infection after failure of flucytosine. Optimal therapy for this condition has not been determined.
MeSH terms
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
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Arthritis, Infectious / complications
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Arthritis, Infectious / drug therapy
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Arthritis, Infectious / etiology*
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Candidiasis*
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Endocarditis / complications
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Flucytosine / therapeutic use
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Heroin Dependence / complications*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Shoulder / microbiology
Substances
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Amphotericin B
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Flucytosine