Fusarium solani fungemia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
A patient with ALL on anticancer chemotherapy developed fever which was later attributed to be due to Fusarium fungemia. The details of the case & a review of literature follows.
Sridhar
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Department of Microbiology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Hosur Road, Bangalore 560 029, Karnataka, India.
Subramanyam
J R
JR
Appaji
L
L
Shafiulla
M
M
Vijaykumar
B R
BR
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016469:Fungemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole