title: Role of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in the treatment of mucormycosis.
abstract: Several problems in the management of life-threatening mucormycosis remain unresolved, necessitating new methods of management. Four patients with histopathologically proven rhinocerebral mucormycosis were treated with high cumulative doses of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF). All had multiple predisposing factors for mucormycosis, particularly leukemia and neutropenia. Two patients refractory to fluconazole therapy were treated with liposomal amphotericin B. The improvement in clinical manifestations was closely related to neutrophil recovery, and all patients were alive at the end of therapy. In addition to surgical debridement and antifungal therapy, G-CSF seems to have played a role in their survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Cukurova University, Faculty of Medicine, Balcalì-Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paydaş
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coşar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Biçakçi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hazar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor