Fusariosis

Fusariosis
SpecialtyDermatology, infectious diseases Edit this on Wikidata
Risk factorsNeutropenia, blood cancer
PrognosisPoor[1]

Fusariosis is an infection seen in people with low neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection. It is a significant opportunistic pathogen in people with blood cancer.[2]: 330 

It is associated with infections with Fusarium species, such as Fusarium proliferatum.[3] It is fatal in more than half of cases.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Vallabhaneni, Snigdha; Mody, Rajal K.; Walker, Tiffany; Chiller, Tom (2016). "1. The global burden of fungal disease". In Sobel, Jack; Ostrosky-Zeichner, Luis (eds.). Fungal Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. Philadelphia: Elsevier. pp. 5–12. ISBN 978-0-323-41649-8.
  2. ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  3. ^ Neuburger S, Massenkeil G, Seibold M, et al. (July 2008). "Successful salvage treatment of disseminated cutaneous fusariosis with liposomal amphotericin B and terbinafine after allogeneic stem cell transplantation". Transpl Infect Dis. 10 (4): 290–3. doi:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00296.x. PMID 18194367. S2CID 33310278.