Disseminated Saprochaete capitata fungal infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

Disseminated Saprochaete capitata fungal infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

The case highlights the importance of actively obtaining informative samples at an early stage and of prompt initiation of combination therapy with antifungal drugs. The case highlights the importance of actively obtaining informative samples at an early stage and of prompt initiation of combination...

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Published in:Clinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 2489 - 2491
Main Authors: Duarte, Delfim, Morais, Cátia Iracema, Azevedo, Rosa, Coelho, Fernando, Martins, Anabela, Pereira, Brigitte, Coelho, Sara, Domingues, Nelson, Lebre, Ana, Trigo, Filipe, Romero, Iracema, Guimarães, Maria Augusta, Mariz, José Mário, Faria, Filomena
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-04-2021
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects:
acute myeloid leukemia
Biopsy
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Clinical Image
Clinical Images
Conflicts of interest
fungal infection
Fungal infections
Leukemia
Medical imaging
microbiology
Microscopy
Mortality
pathology
Patients
Yeast
microbiology
leukemia
fungal infection
pathology
acute myeloid leukemia
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Summary:The case highlights the importance of actively obtaining informative samples at an early stage and of prompt initiation of combination therapy with antifungal drugs. The case highlights the importance of actively obtaining informative samples at an early stage and of prompt initiation of combination therapy with antifungal drugs.
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ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.3993