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Probable fusariosis diseminada en pacientes con malignidades hematológicas / Probable disseminated fusariosis in patients with hematologic malignancies
Solano Leiva, Iván.
Affiliation
  • Solano Leiva, Iván; Hospital Médico Quirúrgico y Oncológico del ISSS. San Salvador. SV
Rev. panam. infectol ; 16(2): 123-126, 2014. ilus
Article in Es | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: biblio-1067150
Responsible library: BR31.1
Localization: BR31.1
RESUMEN
Se describen dos casos de Probable Fusariosis Diseminada (PFD) en pacientes con malignidades hematológicas atendidos en el Hospital Médico-Quirúrgico y Oncológico del ISSS (HMQ-O-ISSS). El caso 1 presentó una respuesta satisfactoria al tratamiento con Voriconazole, mientras que el caso 2 a pesar del tratamiento temprano con Voriconazole falleció. En ambos casos no logró aislarse el hongo en hemocultivos, pero si se logró visualizar en el estudio histopatológico. Fusariosis diseminada debe ser tomada en cuenta en el diagnóstico diferencial de infecciones fúngicas invasivas que se presentan en pacientes con malignidades hematológicas. Para nuestro conocimiento son los primeros casos reportados en El Salvador
ABSTRACT
We described two cases of Probable Disseminated Fusariosis in patients with hematological neoplasms who were being treated at the HMQ-O-ISSS. The first case had satisfactory response to treatment with Voriconazol, while case 2 died despite early Voriconazol treatment. In both cases, we failed to isolate fungus in blood cultures, but it was displayed on histopathology. Disseminated Fusariosis should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis of invasive fungal infections that appear in patients with hematologic malignancies. For our knowledge, these are the first two cases reported in El Salvador
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Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Fusariosis / Fusarium / Mycoses / Neutropenia Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America central / El salvador Language: Es Journal: Rev. panam. infectol Year: 2014 Type: Article
Full text: 1 Index: LILACS Main subject: Fusariosis / Fusarium / Mycoses / Neutropenia Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: America central / El salvador Language: Es Journal: Rev. panam. infectol Year: 2014 Type: Article