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Fournier's gangrene due to Candida glabrata.

Loulergue P, Mahe V, Bougnoux ME, Poiree S, Hot A, Lortholary O

Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.

Fournier's gangrene is a rare and serious event. Usual pathogens are bacteria of the skin and the digestive tract. Candida species are exceptionally involved, mostly Candida albicans. We report a patient with non-C. albicans Candida sp. Fournier's gangrene who survived with an appropriate antifungal therapy. Yeasts should be considered as emerging pathogens in pelvic infections due to the increase in long-term immunocompromised patients.

Published 7 March 2008 in Med Mycol, 46(2): 171-3.
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