Candida famata-induced fulminating cholecystitis

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Paulo Sergio Ramos de Araujo, Zulma Medeiros, Fabio Lopes de Melo, Maria Amelia Maciel, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda de Melo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
• Subjects: Cholecystitis; Candida; Gallbladder; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0162-2013; https://doaj.org/article/08a10f90e82b45b8bec6469821c94c8c

Lithiasic cholecystitis is classically associated with the presence of enterobacteria, such as Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, and Enterobacter, in the gallbladder. Cholecystitis associated with fungal infections is a rare event related to underlying conditions such as diabetes mellitus, steroid use, and broad-spectrum antibiotic use for prolonged periods, as well as pancreatitis and surgery of the digestive tract. Here, we present the first reported case of a gallbladder infection caused by Candida famata.