Overwhelming myocarditis due to Fusarium oxysporum following bone marrow transplantation.
Disseminated infection by Fusarium is being increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients. We report the first case of Fusarium oxysporum disseminated infection with well-documented fungal myocarditis. Despite antifungal therapy and hematologic recovery, the patient died in cardiogenic shock, myocardial involvement clearly contributing to the fatal outcome.
Mohammedi
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I
Clinique de Reanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
Gachot
B
B
Grossin
M
M
Marche
C
C
Wolff
M
M
Vachon
F
F
D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents