Annals of Clinical Microbiology (Ann Clin Microbiol) 2005 December Volume 8, Issue 2, pages 194-197.
https://doi.org/10.5145/ACM.2005.08.2.194
A Case of Fatal Scedosporium prolificans Fungemia in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Goeun Lee, Jeeyong Kim, Kyung Hee Kim, Jung Ah Kwon, Yunjung Cho, Young Kee Kim, Kap No Lee, and Chang Kyu Lee
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Korea University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Abstract
Scedosporium prolificans is a saprophytic fungus widespread in the environment. It has become an emerging pathogen in recent years causing disseminated infections, especially in profoundly neutropenic immunocompromised patients. We report a case of fatal Scedosporium fungemia in a 45 year old female with acute myeloid leukemia in relapse. She received salvage chemotherapy and antibiotic treatment, and was neutropenic with relapsing fever. S. prolificans was isolated repeatedly from the aerobic bottles on the second day of two successive blood cultures. Amphotercin B was started; however, the patient expired the next day. (Korean J Clin Microbiol 2005;8(2):194-197)