MULTIFOCAL OSTEOMYELITIS CAUSED BY PAECILOMYCES-VARIOTI IN A PATIENT WITH CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS-DISEASE

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作者
COHENABBO, A [1 ]
EDWARDS, KM [1 ]
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[1] VANDERBILT UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PEDIAT,DIV INFECT DIS,NASHVILLE,TN 37232
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10.1007/BF01710060
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
This report describes an 18-year-old male patient with chronic granulomatous disease who developed cutaneous nodules and multifocal osteomyelitis with the saprophytic fungus Paecilomyces varioti. After several biopsies the organism was identified. Anti-fungal susceptibility testing was performed. Combination therapy with amphotericin B and gamma-interferon followed by long-term therapy with itraconazole and gamma-interferon resulted in a clinical response.
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