Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
In the past two decades, Fusarium species have been increasingly recognized as serious pathogens in immunocompromised patients. The outcome of fusariosis in the context of severe persistent neutropaenia has been almost universally fatal. The treatment of fusariosis in immunocompromised patients remains a challenge and the prognosis of systemic fusariosis in this population remains poor. This report presents a case of fatal fusariosis in a 37- year-old patient who was diagnosed with precursor-B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL).
Keywords
Fusarium
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
68
Issue
6
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
Additional Information
University Malaya Medical Centre, Microbiology
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