Three cases of infection with Fusarium species in neutropenic patients

Three cases are reported of disseminated infection due to Fusarium species in severely neutropenic patients. The clinical findings in all patients included fever, painful disseminated nodular skin lesions and severe myalgia. The outcome was fatal despite early administration of amphotericin B. The p...

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Published inEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 1160
Main Authors Nucci, M, Spector, N, Lucena, S, Bacha, P C, Pulcheri, W, Lamosa, A, Derossi, A, Caiuby, M J, Macieira, J, Oliveira, H P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.1992
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Female
Fusarium
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Male
Mycoses - drug therapy
Mycoses - microbiology
Mycoses - pathology
Neutropenia - complications
Neutropenia - microbiology
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Summary:Three cases are reported of disseminated infection due to Fusarium species in severely neutropenic patients. The clinical findings in all patients included fever, painful disseminated nodular skin lesions and severe myalgia. The outcome was fatal despite early administration of amphotericin B. The portal of entry of the organism was probably the nasal sinus in two cases.
ISSN:0934-9723
DOI:10.1007/BF01961136