Disseminated Fusarium moniliforme infection after allogeneic marrow transplantation.
We have described the first case of systemic Fusarium moniliforme infection complicating marrow transplantation. The infection was fulminant despite aggressive therapy. Review of previously reported cases of human Fusarium infection suggests that the skin is a common portal of infection.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005670:Fusarium / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D000935:Antifungal Agents