Fusarium Cutaneous Infection in a neutropenic girl with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
; : 10-14, 2010.
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Fusarium species are common plant pathogens present in the environment but can cause invasive infections in immunocompromised patients, especially those with haematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplant recipients1. Tissue and blood cultures are especially important as they offer a high diagnostic yield in invasive fusariosis2-3. Amphotericin B has been used as the mainstay of treatment4 although resistant rates are high, especially in Fusarium solani species5. The treatment outcome is also closely related to rate of recovery of neutropenia
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Malaysian Journal of Dermatology
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