Fatal disseminated Trichosporon asahii infection in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Few cases of Trichosporon species infection have been reported in children. The present report describes a case of fatal disseminated Trichosporon asahii infection in a child treated for relapsed leukemia. Voriconazole has previously shown promising activity in vitro, and has been used successfully in the treatment of T asahii infections. The patient died five days after voriconazole treatment was started, and the autopsy revealed widespread systemic dissemination to all organs.
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec.
Roseline
R
Thibeault
Martin
M
Champagne
Louis
L
de Repentigny
Jean-Christophe
JC
Fournet
Bruce
B
Tapiero
Albert
A
Moghrabi
Philippe
P
Ovetchkine