Opportunistic Scopulariopsis pneumonia in an immunocompromised host.
We have described a patient with fatal Scopulariopsis pneumonia, a previously unreported infection, complicating immunosuppressive therapy for acute myeloblastic leukemia. This Scopulariopsis isolate was highly resistant to available antifungal agents, in part accounting for our patient's death.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000473:pathology*