ASPERGILLUS SPONDYLODISCITIS - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Citation
P. Penn et al., ASPERGILLUS SPONDYLODISCITIS - REPORT OF 2 CASES, Journal de mycologie medicale, 8(3), 1998, pp. 167-171
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Mycology
ISSN journal
11565233
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
167 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
1156-5233(1998)8:3<167:AS-RO2>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We report two cases of Aspergillus spondylodiscitis. In the first case , the origin of contamination is a traumatic inoculation in an immunoc ompetent patient; the pathogen agent is Aspergillus fumigatus; the pat ient was first treated with itraconazole, then amphotericin B. In the second case, it was an hematogenous dissemination in an immunocompromi sed host; the causative agent was Aspergillus terreus; beside, the fun gus was also isolated from one of the blood cultures; amphotericin B a nd itraconazole were used in association. In addition to the antifunga l therapy a surgical treatment was necessary for healing in both cases .