Progressive cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Paecilomyces lilacinus: rapid response to treatment with caspofungin and itraconazole.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of rapidly progressive cutaneous infection due to Paecilomyces lilacinus developed in a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer who did not have granulocytopenia. The infection responded favorably to caspofungin and itraconazole combination therapy.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Antifungal Agents
- Itraconazole
- Mycoses
- Paecilomyces
- Peptides
- Peptides, Cyclic