Trichosporon faecale invasive infection in a patient with severe aplastic anemia: Efficacy of voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B before neutrophil recovery

Trichosporon faecale invasive infection in a patient with severe aplastic anemia: Efficacy of voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B before neutrophil recovery

We report a case of a 51-year old man with a severe aplastic anemia who developed an invasive trichosporonosis to Trichosporon faecale with fungemia and skin lesions during severe neutropenia. The treatment was successful before neutrophil recovery with a combination of voriconazole and liposomal am...

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Main Authors: Baptiste Pérard, Amandine Rougeron, Simon Favre, Isabelle Accoceberry, Stéphane Vigouroux, Catherine Mohr, Noël Milpied
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Trichosporon faecale
Invasive infection
Hematological disease
Aplastic anemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000184
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Summary:We report a case of a 51-year old man with a severe aplastic anemia who developed an invasive trichosporonosis to Trichosporon faecale with fungemia and skin lesions during severe neutropenia. The treatment was successful before neutrophil recovery with a combination of voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B.
ISSN:2211-7539

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