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Systemic infections with Trichosporon beigelii (cutaneum) . Report of three new cases
Author(s) -
Leblond Veronique,
SaintJean Olivier,
Datry Annick,
Lecso Gabriel,
Frances Camille,
Bellefiqh Salima,
Gentilini MARC,
Binet J. L.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19861201)58:11<2399::aid-cncr2820581108>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , autopsy , leukemia , cerebrospinal fluid , lymphoma , lymphoblastic leukemia , dermatology , pathology , immunology
Three new cases of systemic mycosis due to Trichosporon cutaneum are reported and compared with the 23 previous reports. Two patients had acute leukemia and one patient had a lymphoblastic lymphoma. Blood cultures in two patients and cerebrospinal fluid in the third patient were positive for T. cutaneum. Only one patient recovered after antimycotic therapy and concomittent remission of his leukemia. At autopsy, the two other patients showed widespread infection with T. cutaneum. The authors conclude that diagnosis and management of such infection in the immunosuppressed host are difficult and the prognosis is poor.