SMJ articles in the category "voriconazole"

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Disseminated Fusarium Infection in a Multiple Trauma Patient

The hyalohyphomycetes (especially Fusarium sp.) have emerged as significant pathogens in severely immunocompromised patients. Human infections by Fusarium sp. can be superficial or limited to single organs in otherwise healthy patients. Such infections are rare and tend to respond well to therapy. By contrast, disseminated fusarial hylohyphomycosis affects the immunocompromised…

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Fusarium oxysporum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host

Abstract:A case of symptomatic pulmonary infection caused by Fusarium oxysporum occurred in a woman after she had cleaned out bird droppings from a boat house. She was also a gardener who had mild, chronic obstructive lung disease, but who had no evidence of systemic immunosuppression. She was treated with oral…

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Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis as a Complication of Treatment with Voriconazole

An 81-year-old female received voriconazole in a 7-day treatment course for a symptomatic Candida krusei urinary tract infection. Four days after the last dose, she developed toxic epidermal necrolysis. She was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin, and her symptoms promptly resolved. Key Points * The most common mucosal membranes involved in…

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Pulmonary Pseudallescheria boydii Infection with Cutaneous Zygomycosis After Near Drowning

Pseudallescheria boydii is a ubiquitously occurring fungus. While rarely causing opportunistic infection in humans, it is the most common cause of fungal pneumonia in cases of near drowning, and is associated with high mortality. P boydii typically causes cutaneous mycetomas but may invade the lungs or brain. P boydii infections…

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Primary Cutaneous Cryptococcosis in a Lung Transplant Recipient

Cryptococcal skin lesions are found in 10 to 15% of patients with disseminated cryptococcosis. Primary skin inoculation by Cryptococcus neoformans is rare but has been reported. We report the first known case of primary cutaneous cryptococcosis in a lung transplant recipient. Our patient, a 57-year-old man, underwent left single-lung transplantation…

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