title: [Clinical case of the month. Disseminated fusariosis in a immunocompromised patient].
abstract: Fusarium spp are ubiquitous soil saprophytes and occasional plant pathogens. Fusariosis in humans is usually limited to superficial mycoses. We report the case of a disseminated fungal infection due to Fusarium spp in an immunosuppressed patient suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This report and review of the recent literature suggest that Fusarium spp are emerging fungal pathogens in immunosuppressed patients.
authors.affiliation: Université de Liège, Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quatresooz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meiers
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Arrese
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boniver
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Piérard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*
vernacular_title: Le cas clinique du mois. Fusariose disséminée chez un patient immunodéprimé.