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Rhizomucor variabilis and Hormographiella aspergillata rarely cause human infections. This report details a fatal case of a 14-year-old female with leukemia posthematopoietic cell transplant and relapse with refractory pancytopenia. The patient first developed an R. variabilis var. regularior palate infection and later developed a cutaneous H. aspergillata infection while on posaconazole and caspofungin therapy.
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Trasplante de Médula Ósea/efectos adversos , Coprinus , Micosis , Neutropenia/complicaciones , Rhizomucor , Adolescente , Coprinus/clasificación , Coprinus/aislamiento & purificación , Dermatomicosis/diagnóstico , Dermatomicosis/microbiología , Resultado Fatal , Femenino , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/complicaciones , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/terapia , Mucormicosis/diagnóstico , Mucormicosis/microbiología , Micosis/diagnóstico , Micosis/microbiología , Hueso Paladar/microbiología , Rhizomucor/clasificación , Rhizomucor/aislamiento & purificaciónRESUMEN
We report the case of a patient who developed bacteraemia and septic pulmonary emboli with Lactobacillus acidophilus after taking a probiotic containing this organism.
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Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/tratamiento farmacológico , Bacteriemia/diagnóstico , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/diagnóstico , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/tratamiento farmacológico , Lactobacillus acidophilus , Probióticos/efectos adversos , Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/complicaciones , Adulto , Bacteriemia/etiología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Infecciones por Bacterias Grampositivas/etiología , Enfermedad de Hodgkin/complicaciones , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMEN
We report a case of Mycobacterium thermoresistibile as a cause of infection following total knee replacement. This infection was masked by the prior isolation of a vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. The infection was resolved with long-term therapy using moxifloxacin and doxycycline.