Abstract
Severe granulocytopenia predispose patients with Felty's syndrome to severe infectious diseases. The following report deals with an occurrence of chronic disseminated candidiasis in a patient with Felty's syndrome who presented with prolonged and severe granulocytopenia. To the best of our knowledge this coexistence has never been described before.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 65-68 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Rheumatology International |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Candida
- Chronic disseminated Candidiasis
- Chronic renal failure
- Felty's syndrome
- Rheumatoid arthritis