Fatal disseminated infection by Scedosporium prolificans during induction therapy for acute leukemia: a case report and literature review

Authors
Westerman, DA Speed, BR Prince, HM
Citation
Da. Westerman et al., Fatal disseminated infection by Scedosporium prolificans during induction therapy for acute leukemia: a case report and literature review, PATHOLOGY, 31(4), 1999, pp. 393-394
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
PATHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00313025 → ACNP
Volume
31
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
393 - 394
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-3025(199911)31:4<393:FDIBSP>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We report a case of fatal disseminated fungal infection by Scedosporium pro lificans which occurred in a patient with acute leukemia during induction c hemotherapy, Rapid clinical deterioration despite high-dose empirical ampho tericin B highlights both the pathogenicity of this fungus in immunocomprom ised hosts and its resistance to standard antifungal therapy.