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17039277

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-10-13
pubmed:abstractText
A 49-year old male with acute myelogenous leukemia relapsed eight years post allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The patient received induction chemotherapy causing prolonged neutropenia. The patient developed pneumonia for which empirical antibacterial and antifungal therapy were started. The patient underwent a video-assisted thorocascopy with near complete resection of the lesion because of poor response to treatment. Microascus cirrosus was identified in the tissue. In vitro susceptibility test to different antifungal agents showed M. cirrosus was very resistant. The patient is undergoing second allogeneic transplant with improved pneumonia resulting from a combination of treatment for fungal infection, which included surgery, antifungal agents, and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor. The Microascus genus rarely causes invasive fungal infection in humans and can be very difficult to treat because of the resistance to available antifungal agents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0301-486X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-302
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Resistant Microascus cirrosus pneumonia can be treated with a combination of surgery, multiple anti-fungal agents and a growth factor.
pubmed:affiliation
The Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th Street, BAA-5407, Augusta, GA 30912-3125, USA. custun@mail.mcg.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article