Catheter-related Fusarium solani fungemia and pulmonary infection in a patient with leukemia in remission.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Members of the genus Fusarium are ubiquitous fungi uncommonly associated with infection. Disseminated fusariosis typically occurs in neutropenic hosts and carries a high mortality rate. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis that is unique in terms of its relative lack of symptomatology despite documentation of fungemia and pulmonary nodules. A summary of the literature is also presented.
Medical subject headings
- Catheterization, Peripheral
- Fungemia
- Fusarium
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute
- Lung Diseases, Fungal
- Opportunistic Infections