Fusarium sp. infection in a patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
In the past two decades, Fusarium species have been increasingly recognized as serious pathogens in immunocompromised patients. The outcome of fusariosis in the context of severe persistent neutropaenia has been almost universally fatal. The treatment of fusariosis in immunocompromised patients...
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| Language: | en |
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Malaysian Medical Association
2013
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/10060/1/00005617_100986.pdf http://eprints.um.edu.my/10060/ http://www.e-mjm.org/2013/v68n6/acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia.pdf |
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| Summary: | In the past two decades, Fusarium species have been
increasingly recognized as serious pathogens in immunocompromised patients. The outcome of fusariosis in
the context of severe persistent neutropaenia has been
almost universally fatal. The treatment of fusariosis in
immunocompromised patients remains a challenge and the prognosis of systemic fusariosis in this population remains poor. This report presents a case of fatal fusariosis in a 37-
year-old patient who was diagnosed with precursor-B cell
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). |
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