MIXED INTRANASAL INFECTION CAUSED BY FUSARIUM-SOLANI AND A ZYGOMYCETE IN A LEUKEMIC PATIENT

被引:18
作者
LOPES, JO [1 ]
DEMELLO, ES [1 ]
KLOCK, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HOSP SANTA MARIA,SANTA MARIA,RS,BRAZIL
关键词
FUSARIUM SOLANI; ZYGOMYCETES; INTRANASAL INFECTION; LEUKEMIA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1439-0507.1995.tb00408.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 mixed intranasal infection caused by Fusarium solani and a zygomycete, with probable sinus and brain involvement. The patient had chronic myelogenous leukaemia and was treated with chemotherapy. Diagnosis of the infection was established by direct examination of the intranasal eschar and histopathological study of an excisional biopsy. Only F. solani was isolated from both specimens. Difficulties in diagnosis and treatment of these infections are discussed.
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