Candida lusitaniaeas an Unusual Cause of Recurrent Vaginitisand its Successful Treatment With Intravaginal Boric Acid

[摘要] Increasing use of short-course antifungal therapies in patients with recurrent vulvovaginitis may enable theemergence of less-common, more resistant yeast strains as vaginal pathogens. We report the case of a patient withchronically symptomatic and repeatedly treated vaginal candidiasis whose infection was attributable toCandidalusitaniae, a previously unreported cause of candidal vaginitis .

[学科分类] 妇产科学