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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Candida-septic arthritis in an immunocompetent male child: Report of a rare occurrence
Kavita Mardi, Reetika Sharma
Department of Pathology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Kavita Mardi 12 A, Type V Quarters, GAD Colony, Kasumpti, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/2319-2585.134203
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Systemic candidiasis is usually associated with immunosuppression. Fungal arthritis due to candidal organism in an immunocompetent patient is rare. We describe one such rare occurrence in a young boy without any predisposing factors, who developed knee arthritis caused by Candida albicans. |
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