Paecilomyces variotii fungemia in a patient with multiple myeloma: case report and literature review.
Infectious complications are common in patient with multiple myeloma. However, Paecilomyces variotii, a common saprophytic fungus, rarely causes human infection. We report the first case of P. variotii fungemia in this illness with good response with adapted anti-mycotic treatment.
Salle
Valery
V
Lecuyer
Emmanuelle
E
Chouaki
Taieb
T
Lescure
Francois Xavier
FX
Smail
Amar
A
Vaidie
Agnes
A
Dayen
Charles
C
Schmit
Jean Luc
JL
Ducroix
Jean Pierre
JP
Douadi
Youcef
Y
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D010143:Paecilomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification