Disseminated infection due to Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia.
We describe what is to our knowledge the first reported case of disseminated infection due to Cylindrocarpon. The presumed source was athlete's foot, a condition with which this fungus has previously been associated. Diagnosis was made by needle aspiration of a cutaneous lesion. Radiographic evidence of pulmonary involvement was present. The infection resolved following marrow regeneration and treatment with amphotericin B. Correct identification of Cylindrocarpon may be useful in guiding antifungal therapy.
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Division of Communicable Diseases, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, U.K.
Orchard
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McWhinney
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Warnock
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Johnson
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Mehta
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Kibbler
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D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents