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Candida Chorioamnionitis and Intra‐Uterine Contraceptive Device

1986; Informa; Volume: 65; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/00016348609158377

1600-0412

Eva Spaun, Kurt Bjørnø Klünder,

Reproductive Health and Contraception

In spite of the very common occurrence of vaginal candidiasis in pregnant women (1), the uterus is seldom affected. There are few reports in the literature of intra‐uterine infection. the present paper presents a case of pla‐cental and fetal candidiasis in association with the presence of an intra‐uterine contraceptive device (IUD).