CANDIDA-PARAPSILOSIS SEPSIS IN A PATIENT ON MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS WITH A HIP-JOINT REPLACEMENT

Infections due to C. parapsilosis are uncommon. Immunodeficiency assoc iated with hemodialysis is regarded as one of the risk factors for suc h infections, joint involvement in these cases in extremately rare. We report a case of a diabetic patient on maintenance hemodialysis who u nderwent a C. parapsilosis sepsis, coming from an infected prosthetic hip joint long-term antifungal treatment eliminated the infection, wit h no need for prosthetic resection. We conclude that a prosthetic hip joint infected with C. parapsilosis can be successfully treated with l ong term antifungal treatment, without limiting the patient's quality of life.