[Two cases of Trichosporon beigelii pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts].
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.
Onishi
T
T
First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School.
Fujita
J
J
Ikeda
K
K
Hata
Y
Y
Yamaji
Y
Y
Shiotani
T
T
Takahara
J
J
Kuwahara
H
H
Sato
A
A
Uda
K
K
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