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Fluconazole therapy in Candida albicans spondylodiscitis
P Rössel1, H C Schønheyder, H Nielsen
1Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|March 5, 1999
Abstract:
A case of Candida albicans spondylodiscitis in a 20-year-old female liver transplant recipient is reported. The patient was successfully treated with sequential therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and fluconazole. A review of the literature showed 10 cases of Candida albicans spondylodiscitis successfully treated either with fluconazole alone or a sequential therapy with amphotericin B and fluconazole. If long-term amphotericin B therapy is not feasible, a prolonged course of fluconazole in a daily dose of 200-400 mg may be considered as an alternative.