LADO LADO, F.L. et al. Spondylodiskitis caused by Candida albicans: Report of two new cases. []. , 22, 2, pp.32-34. ISSN 0212-7199.

Recently, candidiasis infection is on the increase and several factors have been associated, such us immunodepression, catheters, weakening diseases, prolonged antibiotherapy, HIV infection and IDU. Spondylodiskitis due to Candida sp. is a rare entity. Two cases of spondylodiskitis due to Candida albicans were diagnosed: a 29 year-old man and a 35 year-old woman. Both were IDU’s with a previous history of HIV infection. The most prominent clinical features in both cases were pain, fever and constitutional syndrome. We describe the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic features of both cases.

: Spondylodiskitis; Candida; IDU.

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