Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia with granulomas in the bone marrow in a patient undergoing BMT.
A 48-year-old woman underwent allogeneic BMT for CML in chronic phase. One day +180 she experienced fever (37.8 degrees C) and skin rash. Blood cultures from the Hickman catheter and peripheral veins were positive for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The clinical course of this patient indicates that Saccharomyces should be considered as a possible cause of fever of otherwise unknown origin.
Cairoli
R
R
Department of Haematology, Ospedale Niguarda Cà-Granda, P. Ospedale Maggiore 3, Milan, Italy.
Marenco
P
P
Perego
R
R
de Cataldo
F
F
D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000150:complications*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous