Perianal scrotal necrotizing fasciitis combined with pyomyositis caused by Candida spp.: a case report
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    The patient, a 42-year-old male, with a history of hepatitis B and membranous nephropathy, had intermittent fever and chills 12 days before admission. In the first 2 days after admission, the patient’s condition aggravated with redness, swelling and pain in the left scrotum and perineum. Immediate surgical debridement was performed. The patient had a persistent low fever, with blood and pus cultures showing Candida albicans positive, thus was diagnosed fungal necrotizing fasciitis and pyomyositis. The patient was treated with echinocandins mica-fungin (150 mg, qd) for antifungal infection, and was given encroaching dressing change, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, nutritional support, etc. Two months after surgery, the patient’s condition improved and he was discharged. The early clinical symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis and pyomyositis caused by Streptococcus spp. infection lack specificity, thus are prone to be delayed. For patients with concomitant immune diseases, attention should be paid to the prevention and early treatment of complex infection. The appropriate selection of empirical antifungal agents at the early stage has clinical significance.

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徐雪丽,席作武,王炎炎,等.念珠菌属引起肛周阴囊部坏死性筋膜炎合并化脓性肌炎1例[J].中国感染控制杂志英文版,2024,23(11):1445-1449. DOI:10.12138/j. issn.1671-9638.20246297.
XU Xue-li, XI Zuo-wu, WANG Yan-yan, et al. Perianal scrotal necrotizing fasciitis combined with pyomyositis caused by Candida spp.: a case report[J]. Chin J Infect Control, 2024,23(11):1445-1449. DOI:10.12138/j. issn.1671-9638.20246297.

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  • Received:June 29,2024
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  • Online: November 27,2024
  • Published: November 28,2024