title: Overwhelming myocarditis due to Fusarium oxysporum following bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Reanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mohammedi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gachot
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grossin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vachon
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents