DISSEMINATED GEOTRICHUM-CAPITATUM INFECTION WITH PREDOMINANT LIVER INVOLVEMENT IN A PATIENT WITH NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMA

Geotrichum capitatum is an emerging opportunistic pathogen which cause s invasive disease in immunocompromized patients. We describe a patien t with non Hodgkin's lymphoma and disseminated infection by G, capitat um with predominant liver involvement, which was proven by repeated po sitive blood cultures and a liver biopsy, Staining liver biopsy demons trated the presence of hyphal elements consistent with G, capitatum. C ombined antimycotic treatment with amphotericin B and 5-flucytosine di d not eradicate the mycotic infection as shown by the persistence of l iver lesions.