title: [Invasive mycosis, immunocompromise and fever of unknown origin].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  fungal invasive infections are frequent in patients with immunosuppression. A common clinical feature is the presence of fever of unknown origin (FUO) in any of its several presentations. The aim of this study was to know the frequency of FUO associated to invasive mycosis in hospitalized patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  samples from 34 patients were studied by immunological and microbiological procedures in order to investigate candidiasis, cryptococcosis, aspergillosis and Pneumocystis infection.
  
  
  RESULTS
  fungal infection diagnosis was established in 12 (35 %) from 34 patients who full criterion. The fungal species isolated were Candida albicans (six), Aspergillus fumigates (four) and Cryptococcus sp. (two). All candidiasis cases were diagnosed only by microbiological studies, aspergillosis by immunological and microbiological studies, and cryptococcosis only by immunological studies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  we concluded that is important the searching of mycosis in immunocompromised patients with fever of unknown origin by microbiological and immunological procedures.
authors: Laboratorio de Investigación Médica en Dermatología y Micología, Hospital de Especialidades, México. ljmt@servidor.unam.mx
authors: Luis Javier
authors: LJ
authors: Méndez-Tovar
authors: Patricia
authors: P
authors: Manzano-Gayosso
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Cumplido-Uribe
authors: Francisca
authors: F
authors: Hernández-Hernández
authors: Jesús
authors: J
authors: Ramos-Hernández
authors: Rubén
authors: R
authors: López-Martínez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult