Fatal meningoencephalitis caused byScedosporium inflatum (Scedosporium prolificans) in a child with lymphoblastic leukemia

1995 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 601-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Madrigal ◽  
J. Alonso ◽  
E. Bureo ◽  
F. J. Figols ◽  
R. Salesa
Keyword(s):  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Scedosporium Prolificans

DISSEMINATED SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS INFECTION AND SURVIVAL OF A CHILD WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morag Whyte ◽  
Helen Irving ◽  
Peter O??Regan ◽  
Michael Nissen ◽  
David Siebert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Scedosporium Prolificans

scholarly journals Scedosporium prolificansFungemia

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Elsayed ◽  
Robert Lannigan ◽  
Ian Chin-Yee
Keyword(s):  
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Amphotericin B ◽  
Young Woman ◽  
Antifungal Agents ◽  
Lymphoblastic Leukemia ◽  
Blood Cultures ◽  
Gram Stain ◽  
Scedosporium Prolificans

Fungemia due toScedosporium prolificansis described in a young woman with a relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Several days after starting reinduction chemotherapy, the patient presented with fever, neutropenia and blood cultures showing fungi on Gram stain. The patient died despite therapy with antifungal agents, including fluconazole and amphotericin B. Fungi grew from blood cultures, and was subsequently identified asScedosporium prolificans.

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