An ALL Case with Trichosporon beigelii Pneumonia Developed during Severe Pancytopenic Period after Salvage Chemotherapy.
- Author:
Jin Tae JUNG
1
;
Jin Ho BAIK
;
Dong Hwan KIM
;
Dong Suk KWAK
;
So Hyang PARK
;
Sang Kyun SOHN
;
Jang Soo SUH
;
Kyu Bo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Trichosporon beigelii;
Pancytopenia;
Immunocompromised host
- MeSH:
Biopsy;
Cough;
Diagnosis;
Drug Therapy*;
Dyspnea;
Fever;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Pancytopenia;
Pneumonia*;
Sputum;
Trichosporon*
- From:Korean Journal of Hematology
2000;35(2):162-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Trichosporon beigelii belongs to the family of Cryptococcaceae. T. beigelii is a rare causative agent of invasive pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. T. beigelii pneumonia is characterized by persistent fever unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotic the- rapy, coughing with bloody sputum, and rapidly progressive dyspnea. Its diagnosis should be based on clinical suspicion and confirmed by culture and histologic examination of biopsy tissue. We describe an ALL patient with T. beigelii pneumonia developed during severe pancytopenic period after salvage chemotherapy.
