Colovesicular fistula from Candida dubliniensis in an immunocompetent resulting in poor outcome

Abstract

Candida dubliniensis is a rare fungal opportunistic infection originally isolated from the oral cavity of severely immunocompromised individuals. We present a case of a candidiasis infection in a patient with only decompensated liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus as his immunocompromising risk factors, resulting in severe fungemia and death within 5 days despite being on antifungal therapy.

Keywords

• candida dubliniensis
• cirrhosis
• fungemia
• colovesicular fistula