Disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in an acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Fusarium species are saprophytic molds which cause disseminated or localized infections in humans. Disseminated Fusarium infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and successfully treated using both liposomal amphotericin B and voriconazole.

SUBMITTER: Tezcan G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2620848 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature