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    Mycoses. 2003;46(9-10):422-4.

    Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans.

    Sang H, Wu B, Zhang X.

    Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, Medical College of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China. zwqhzsl@jlonline.com

    Cervical lymphadenitis caused by Candida albicans developed in an 8-year-old Chinese child. There was no evidence of disseminated infection. The infection apparently confined to a lymph node was interpreted as a stage of fungal invasion. The child showed lymphopenia with a proportionate decrease in T-helper and T-suppressor cells. The child was successfully treated intravenously with fluconazole.

    PMID: 14622393 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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