title: [Two cases of Trichosporon beigelii pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts].
abstract: Two cases of Trichosporon beigelli pneumonia in severely immunocompromised patients are reported. At autopsy, Trichosporon beigelii was detected in all lobes in one patient who had a small cell lung cancer. Polymycotic infection involving Trichosporon beigelii and Aspergillus was proved in the other patient who had a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Miconazole therapy was not effective against Trichosporon beigelii infection in both cases. Although diagnosis and management are difficult, Trichosporon beigelii must be considered as a cause of visceral opportunistic fungal infection.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaji
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiotani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuwahara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014250:Trichosporon