Combined medico‐surgical strategy for invasive sino‐orbito‐cerebral breakthrough fungal infection with Hormographiella aspergillata in an acute leukaemia patient. Issue 5 (6th March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Heiblig, M.; Bozzoli, V.; Saison, J.; Thomas, X.; De Croze, D.; Traverse‐Glehen, A.; Cosmidis, A.; Chidiac, C.; Ferry, T.; Alanio, A.; Bienvenu, A. L.; Dupont, D.; Ducastelle‐Lepretre, S.; Michallet, M.; Ader, F.; the Lyon HEMINF Study group
• Is Part Of: Mycoses. Volume 58:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 308
• Page End: 312
• Publication Date: 2015-03-06
• Subjects: Pathogenic fungi -- Periodicals; Medical mycology -- Periodicals; 616.969
• DOI: 10.1111/myc.12305
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0933-7407

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="myc12305-abs-0001"> <title>Summary</title> <p> <italic>Hormographiella aspergillata</italic> is a rare causative agent of invasive filamentous breakthrough infection, mostly arising after echinocandin exposure. We report a neutropenic patient who developed a severe sino‐orbito‐cerebral <italic>H. aspergillata</italic> infection while receiving empirical caspofungin, successfully controlled by an aggressive strategy associating surgical debridement and combined high‐dose regimen of antifungal drugs.</p> </abstract>