title: Fusarium Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Pearson Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Fusariumspecies are ubiquitous fungi causing a wide array of infections, including invasive disease in the immunosuppressed. We present a fusarium bone infection in a child with Pearson syndrome and review the literature. Ten cases of fusarium osteomyelitis were reported in the past 40 years, and we review the treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Rachael M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hiebert
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Infectious Disease.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Welliver
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center , Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: Zhongxin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
keywords: fusarium; immunocompromised; osteomyelitis