Presumptive invasive Chrysosporium infection in a bone marrow transplant recipient.
Chrysosporium species caused an invasive infection in an 18-year-old patient following allogeneic sibling bone marrow transplant for T lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This infection began as a facial swelling and extended into the central nervous system. Fungal disease spread rapidly despite antifungal agents. An autopsy showed fungal involvement of brain, lungs, liver and kidneys.
Warwick
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Hospital, Minneapolis 55455.
Ferrieri
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Burke
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Blazar
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D000293:Adolescent; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002912:Chrysosporium; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015459:Leukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell / Q000601:surgery; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous