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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2004, p. 4379-4382, Vol. 42, No. 9
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4379-4382.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Neonatal Candida albicans Septic Thrombosis of the Portal Vein followed by Cavernous Transformation of the Vessel

Lucia Pacifico,1,2 Alessandra Panero,1 Patrizia Colarizi,1 Marco Matrunola,1 Antonella F. Simonetti,1 and Claudio Chiesa1,2*

Institute of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome,1 National Research Council, Rome, Italy2

Received 12 February 2004/ Returned for modification 14 May 2004/ Accepted 29 May 2004

We report two premature neonates with Candida albicans septic thrombosis of the portal vein who developed, in very early childhood, the sonographic appearance of cavernous transformation of the vessel and/or clinical signs of extrahepatic portal hypertension.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Pediatrics, La Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324 00161 Rome, Italy. Phone: 39.06.4997.9216. Fax: 39.06.4997.9215. E-mail: Claudio.Chiesa{at}Uniroma1.it.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, September 2004, p. 4379-4382, Vol. 42, No. 9
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.9.4379-4382.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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