Abstract
A case of disseminated granulomatous Geotrichum capitatum infection is reported. A young patient with blastic crisis of chronic myelogenous leukaemia developed septicaemia caused by G. capitatum in the post-chemotherapy aplastic phase. Subsequently, disseminated infection of the liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys was observed. Treatment with high cumulative doses of a lipid formulation of amphotericin B (Amphocil®, 20.2 g in 11 weeks) and maintenance with itraconazole resolved clinical manifestations of G. capitatum granulomatons disseminated disease and controlled reactivation of the infection during the two subsequent courses of cytotoxic chemotherapy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 377-384 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Mycoses |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 9-10 |
Publication status | Published - 1995 |
Keywords
- amphotericin B lipid formulation
- antimycotic chemotherapy
- disseminated infection
- Geotrichum capitatum
- granulomatous infection
- itraconazole
- leukaemia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Microbiology
- Dermatology