Fungal Infection in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Na Ra Yun

doi:10.4093/jkd.2017.18.1.20

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J Korean Diabetes 2017;18(1):20-25.

Published online: 10 January 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2017.18.1.20

Fungal Infection in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Na Ra Yun

Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea

Corresponding author: Na Ra Yun Division of Infectious Disease, Deparment of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, 365 Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61453, Korea, E-mail: shine@chosun.ac.kr

Received 26 January 2017 Accepted 6 February 2017

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for fungal infections, and mortality increases when diagnosis and treatment of fungal infections are delayed in diabetic patients. Common fungal infections in diabetic patients are candidiasis, mucormycosis, and aspergillosis. These fungal infections show various clinical manifestations and are treated with various antifungal agents such as fluconazole, echinocandin, amphotericin B, and voriconazole. Early diagnosis and proper treatment are very important when fungal infection is suspected in diabetic patients.

Keywords: Aspergillosis, Candidiasis, Diabetes mellitus, Fungi, Mucormycosis

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