Candida tropicalis spondylodiskitis in a patient with carcinoma of sigmoid colon: a casereport

Fungal spondylodiskitis is being increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. A patient who presented with severe back pain three months following laparoscopic resection of Carcinoma of Sigmoid colon is presented here.

MRI showed evidence of multilevel lumbar spondylodiskitis. Biopsy done via the posterior approach showed Candida tropicalis sensitive to fluconazole and resistant to Amphotericin B .

Patient was treated with fluconazole and had good relief. Posterior pedicle screw stabilization was done to provide mechanical stability.

Author: Chandra JKB Parthiban, Shiju A Majeed and Shanthanam S Mahalingam
Credits/Source: Cases Journal 2008, 1:66

Published on: 2008-07-30

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