Table 2.
Fungal Infection | Species | Underlying Disease | Clinical Manifestation | Outcome | References |
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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.