Abstract
Members of the genus Fusarium are ubiquitous filamentous fungi that can cause disease in immunocompromised patients. We present a case in which the resistance to conventional antifungal therapies led to a fatal outcome.
© 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Drug Resistance, Fungal
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Fusariosis / diagnosis*
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Fusariosis / drug therapy*
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Fusariosis / immunology*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / adverse effects
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / therapy