A Case of Disseminated Trichosporon beigelii Infection in a Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome after Chemotherapy.
10.3346/jkms.2001.16.4.505
- Author:
Jong Chul KIM
1
;
Yang Soo KIM
;
Chul Sung PARK
;
Jae Myung KANG
;
Baek Nam KIM
;
Jun Hee WOO
;
Jiso RYU
;
Woo Gun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. junheewoo@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Trichosporon;
Immunocompromised Host;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes;
Amphotericin B
- MeSH:
Adult;
Amphotericin B/therapeutic use;
Human;
Male;
Mycoses/drug therapy/*etiology;
Myelodysplastic Syndromes/*complications/drug therapy
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2001;16(4):505-508
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Trichosporonosis is a potentially life-threatening infection with Trichosporon beigelii, the causative agent of white piedra. The systemic infection by this fungus has been most frequently described in immunocompromised hosts with neutropenia. Here, we report the first patient with disseminated infection by T. beigelii in Korea, acquired during a period of severe neutropenia after chemo-therapy for myelodysplastic syndrome. The patient recovered from the infection after an early-intensified treatment with amphotericin B and a rapid neutrophil recovery. The disseminated infection by T. beigelii is still rare, however, is an emerging fatal mycosis in immunocompromised patients with severe neutropenia.
