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. 2020 Jul 14;13:2329–2354. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S254478

Table 2.

Other Invasive Fungal Infections Reported in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies

Fungal Infection Species Underlying Disease Clinical Manifestation Outcome References
Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides
species
ALL Meningitis complicated by central nervous system vasculitis. The patient was treated with AMB, intravenous fluconazole, Micafungin and prednisone. 250
Scopulariopsis S.
alboflavescens
AML Pneumonia with large consolidation on the left side of the lung hilum. AMB and voriconazole combination therapy was not successful and the patient died. 251
S. brevicaulis AML Bronchial invasion that leads to mediastinal emphysema, bronchial bleeding, and bronchial obstruction before finally spreading to the entire lung. The patient died because it was estimated that the patient had respiratory aspergillosis infection, and the optimal treatment was delayed. 252
S. brevicaulis AML The patient with necrotic ulcers on his hard palate and his left tonsil. Sinonasal infection was successfully treated with a combination of extensive surgical debridement and AMB. 253
S. brevicaulis AML The patient with persistent fever that did not respond to wide spectrum antibiotics and AMB. The fever subsided with itraconazole, and there was no recurrence of fungal infection with prolonged maintenance of oral itraconazole. 254
S. brevicaulis AML Onychomycosis with local cutaneous invasion. Unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin, and the patient died from a cerebral hemorrhage in the context of chronic thrombocytopenia. 255
Geoterichosis G. capitatum ALL The patient with fever and blood infection. The patient died and fungal infection disseminated although caspofungin was used as prophylaxis. 256
G. capitatum Fanconi aplastic anemia Neutropenic fever, multiple nodules were detected in liver and septic arthritis. The patient treated with AMB and voriconazole but died due to sepsis and multiple organ failure. 257
G. capitatum AML with multilineage dysplasia Blood infection and multiple nodular lesions in lung fields. The patient treated with a combination of AMB, itraconazole, and voriconazole. 258
G. capitatum Plasma cell leukemia Pneumonia The patient treated successfully with an antifungal combination of voriconazole, caspofungin, and supportive therapy. 259
G. capitatum ALL The infection involved lung, liver and skin Caspofungin, AMB, and combination therapy with voriconazole improved patient condition, but the patient died due to heart and lung failure. 260
Ochroconis gallopavum Ochroconis gallopavum B-CLL Disseminated Infection AMB and itraconazole were used for treatment, but the patient died due to brain abscesses. 261
Scedosporium S. prolificans AML Disseminated Infection Combination of voriconazole and terbinafine in conjunction with central venous line removal and intravitreal voriconazole, contributed to the recovery of the patient. 262
S. prolificans ALL Pneumonia Successfully treated with liposomal AMB and who underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cells transplantation. 263
S. prolificans AML Sepsis Died AML and Fatal S. prolificans sepsis after Eculizumab treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. 264
S. prolificans AML Infective endocarditis Died
Multi-organ failure despite the combined use of voriconazole and terbinafine.
265

Abbreviations: AMB, amphotericin B; ALL, acute lymphocytic leukemia; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia.