Publication details
Invazívna mykóza spôsobená Trichosporonom asahii
| Title in English | Invasive mycosis caused by Trichosporon asahii |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Postgraduální medicína |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | invasive mykotic infection; Trichosporon asahii |
| Description | We present a case of invasive mycotic infection in 55 year old patient, with a fresh diagnosis of acute myelogenous leukaemia. During the post-chemotherapy pancytopenia phase, the patient was treated for febrile neutropenia, the focos of the infection was bacteraemia caused by Corynebacterium jeikeium, with a good response to the administered antibiotics. On the 20th day of treatment, a relapse of fevers occurred and Trichosporon asahii was detected in haemoculture. Invasive trichosporonosis was successfully treated with amphotericin B lipid complex. |