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Infección invasora por Trichosporon asahii en un niño con leucemia linfoblástica aguda

Rev. chil. infectol; 40 (3), 2023
La enfermedad fúngica invasora (EFI) es una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad en los pacientes pediátricos inmunocom- prometidos. Los hongos que con mayor frecuencia causan EFI en este grupo de pacientes corresponden a especies de Candida y Aspergillus. Sin embargo, en los últimos años se ...

Disseminated mucocutaneous trichosporonosis in a patient with histiocytic sarcoma

An. bras. dermatol; 96 (5), 2021
Abstract Trichosporon asahii is the causal agent of trichosporonosis. Patients with immunosuppression or hematological malignancies are at higher risk of infection. Skin and mucosal involvement appear as fast-growing papulonodular lesions and necrotic ulcers. Internal organ dissemination is lethal. Thera...

Emergence of Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans (Apiotrichum mycotoxinivorans) invasive infections in Latin America

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 112 (10), 2017
We report the first two cases of Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans infections in Latin America. We also conducted a literature review and a microbiological investigation, including that of clinical and environmental isolates. A 30-year-old man with chronic renal failure had disseminated infection after dialy...