Table 1 Clinical features of the patients with Candida parapsilosis arthritis in the literatures
From: Recurrent arthritis caused by Candida parapsilosis: a case report and literature review
Patient No. (reference/year of publication) | Age (years) /sex | Localization of infection | Underlying conditions | Clinical manifestations | Therapy | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 (7)/1979 | 64/M | Knee | Immunosuppression, intraarticular joint injections, total knee arthroplasty | Pain and swelling | Resection Arthroplasty, AMB + 5-FC for 3 months | Cured. No recurrence after 1 year of follow-up |
2 (8)/1983 | 59/M | Shoulder | Drug abuse, hemiarthroplasty | Pain and swelling | Resection Arthroplasty, AMB followed by KZ | Cured. |
3 (9)/1984 | 57/M | knee | End stage renal disease | Swelling | High dose of AMB for over 2 months | Remission (defer further treatment) |
4 (10)/1986 | 70/F | Shoulder | hemiarthroplasty | Pain and swelling | Resection Arthroplasty, AMB | Cured. |
5 (10)/1986 | 35/M | Knee | Total knee arthroplasty | Swelling | Resection Arthroplasty, 5-FC (duration NR) | NR. |
6 (11)/1993 | 37/M | Knee | HIV infection, Hemophilia, total knee replacement, septic arthritis | Erythema and pain | Resection arthroplasty; FZ for 6 months | Cured. |
7 (12)/1998 | 64/M | knee | Diabetes, total knee arthroplasty | swelling | Irrigation, debridement and drainage; total synovectomy; AMB for 4 months followed by FZ for 3 months | Cured. No recurrence after 2 years of follow-up |
8 (13)/2001 | 68/F | Knee | total knee arthroplasty | Pain | Resection arthroplasty, FZ for 10 weeks, Reimplantation at 3 months | Cured. |
9 (14)/2002 | 38/F | Knee | Diabetes, renal transplantation | Fever, swelling and tenderness | Arthroscopic irrigation, FZ + 5-FC for over 1 year | Cured. No recurrence after over 1 year of follow-up |
10 (15)/2006 | 50/M | shoulder | Drug abuse, HIV infection | Pain with fistula | Debridement; caspofungin for 6 weeks | Cured. |
11 (16)/2008 | 65/F | Knee and shoulder | Diabetes, secondary renal failure, renal transplantation | Pain, swelling and redness | FZ for 2 months | Cured. No recurrence after 6 months of follow-up |
12 (17)/2010 | 66/M | Hip | Chronic kidney failure, previous Serratia marcescens prosthesis infection | Post-operative fistula | 2-stage reimplantation; FZ for 6 months | Cured. |
13 (17)/2010 | 77/F | Hip | Previous coagulase-negative Staphylococcus prosthesis infection | Fever and erythema 5 months after treatment for bacterial prosthesis infection | Resection arthroplasty; AMB + 5-FC for 2 weeks followed by FZ for 9 months | Cured. |
14 (18)/2010 | 48/F | Knee | arthroscopic arthroplasty | Pain and swelling | AMB for 3 weeks followed by FZ for 6 months | Cured. |
15 (19)/2012 | 60/F | Wrist | rheumatoid arthritis | Swelling | Surgical debridement and wrist arthrodesis; FZ for life | Cured. |
16 (CR) | 56/M | Knee | Diabetes, intraarticular joint injections | Pain and swelling | Surgical debridement; FZ for 1 year | Cured. No recurrence after 1 year of follow-up |