HYALOHYPHOMYCOSES DUE TO FUSARIUM SPP - 2 CASE-REPORTS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

被引:29
作者
FREIDANK, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV FREIBURG KLINIKUM, INST MED MIKROBIOL & HYG, MIKROBIOL & HYG ABT, FREIBURG, GERMANY
关键词
FUSARIUM SOLANI; FUSARIUM VERTICILLIOIDES; FUSARIUM MYCOSIS; KERATITIS; LEUKEMIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1439-0507.1995.tb00010.x
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
We report a case of a severe Fusarium solani keratitis in a 82-year-old patient with a history of surgical trauma. Antimycotic therapy and keratoplasty led to markedly improved vision. Identification of the fungus was complicated by the fact that the isolate did not produce the typical macroconidia. The second case was a fatal disseminated Fusarium verticillioides infection in a 69-year-old patient during neutropenia after chemotherapy of acute myelogenous leukaemia. The patient developed pneumonia, fever, skin lesions, myalgia, and fungaemia. The clinical signs, diagnosis and therapy of localized and disseminated Fusarium infections are outlined and discussed in view of the literature.
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