RESUMO
Fungal infections are increasingly being reported in immuno-compromised patients. In this study we report a case of systemic Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor. This is the first time that an invasive infection for T. cutaneum has been reported in a Wilms' tumor patient.
RESUMO
Fungal infections are increasingly being reported in immuno-compromised patients. In this study we report a case of systemic Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor. This is the first time that an invasive infection for T. cutaneum has been reported in a Wilms' tumor patient.
As infecções fungicas estão sendo relatadas cada vez mais em pacientes imunocomprometidos. Neste estudo nós relatamos um caso de infecção sistêmica por Trichosporon cutaneum em um infante com tumor de Wilms. Esta é a primeira vez que uma infecção invasiva por T. cutaneum é relatada em paciente com tumor de Wilms.