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.
Thibeault
Roseline
R
Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Pediatrics, CHU Sainte Justine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec.
Champagne
Martin
M
de Repentigny
Louis
L
Fournet
Jean-Christophe
JC
Tapiero
Bruce
B
Moghrabi
Albert
A
Ovetchkine
Philippe
P