title: Catheter-related Fusarium solani fungemia and pulmonary infection in a patient with leukemia in remission.
abstract: Members of the genus Fusarium are ubiquitous fungi uncommonly associated with infection. Disseminated fusariosis typically occurs in neutropenic hosts and carries a high mortality rate. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis that is unique in terms of its relative lack of symptomatology despite documentation of fungemia and pulmonary nodules. A summary of the literature is also presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Ammari
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Puck
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016469:Fungemia / Q000209:etiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D012074:Remission Induction