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Disseminated Fusarium Infections in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Open Access
|Dec 2018

Abstract

Fusarium is a ubiquitous fungal species found in soil and water. While fusarium can cause localized infection in healthy individuals, it most commonly affects those with compromised immune systems, particularly those with prolonged neutropenia. The morality rate of systemic infection approaches one-hundred percent. Here we present two cases of disseminated fusarium infection in two patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) along with review of literatures regarding prophylaxis and treatment.

Language: English
Page range: 43 - 46
Submitted on: Mar 27, 2018
Accepted on: Apr 8, 2018
Published on: Dec 6, 2018
Published by: Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Morgan Covington, Juliana Gao, Farah Abdulla, Vesna Petronić Rosić, published by Serbian Association of Dermatovenereologists (SAD)
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.