Skin nodules in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
BMJ Case Rep
; 20142014 Jan 09.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24408938
ABSTRACT
Opportunistic infections cause a significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We describe the case of a patient with skin fusariosis and a probable cerebral toxoplasmosis after UCB stem cell transplantation for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Fusarium species (spp) infections are difficult to treat. To date, there has been no consensus on the treatment of fusariosis and the management of its side effects. Given the negative pretransplant Toxoplasma serology in this case, identifying the origin of the Toxoplasma infection was challenging. All usual transmission routes were screened for and ruled out. The patient's positive outcome was not consistent with that of the literature reporting 60% mortality due to each infection.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Oportunistas
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Transplante de Células-Tronco de Sangue do Cordão Umbilical
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Dermatomicoses
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Fusariose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
França