Fatal hyalohyphomycosis following Fusarium onychomycosis in an immunocompromised patient

被引:53
作者
Arrese, JE [1 ]
PierardFranchimont, C [1 ]
Pierard, GE [1 ]
机构
[1] CHU SART TILMAN,DEPT DERMATOPATHOL,B-4000 LIEGE,BELGIUM
关键词
amphotericin B; Fusarium; hyalohyphomycosis; onychomycosis; nail; neutropenia;
D O I
10.1097/00000372-199604000-00014
中图分类号
R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
学科分类号
100206 ;
摘要
A 35-year-old man with B lymphoblastic lymphoma was treated with bone marrow transplant and aggressive chemotherapy. He developed a Fusarium infection of the great toenail. Septicemic dissemination of a Fusarium sp. occurred 9 months later during a lymphoma relapse. The clinical course of the hyalohyphomycosis was then rapidly fatal despite institution of amphotericin B therapy.
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页码:196 / 198
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