Successful treatment of disseminatedtrichosporon beigelii (cutaneum) infection with associated splenic involvement
- 15 October 1986
- Vol. 58 (8) , 1630-1632
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19861015)58:8<1630::aid-cncr2820580808>3.0.co;2-m
Abstract
Fungemia caused by Trichosporon beigelii (cutaneum) has been recently recognized as a fatal infection afflicting immunocompromised patients. The authors report the case of a leukemic patient who developed splenic infection from disseminated T. beigelii. Treatment with amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, and splenectomy proved successful. The etiology of disseminated T, beigelii infection, visceral seeding, and combination antifungal therapy also are discussed.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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