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1/16. Duodenal colonization by geotrichum candidum in a child with transient low serum levels of IgA and IgM.

    Fungal colonization was observed in the duodenal biopsy specimens of a nine-year-old girl who complained of anorexia and epigastric pain. endoscopy revealed gastric redness and geotrichum candidum was identified in the duodenum by histopathology and tissue culture. Immunologic work-up showed low serum levels of IgA and IgM. She was treated with ranitidine and antacids for gastritis. At follow-up, the levels of immunoglobulins had normalized, no fungal elements were detected, and clinical symptoms had disappeared. Duodenal invasion by G. candidum has not been described so far. Duodenal colonization by G. candidum may occur when mucosal immunity is disturbed and may be the source of dissemination in severe immunodeficiency states. ( info)

2/16. Oral geotrichum candidum infection associated with hiv infection. A case report.

    Infections with geotrichum species, although rare, are sometimes seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of oral geotrichosis in a patient seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus who had erythematous mandibular and maxillary gingiva but was otherwise free of any active systemic disease. geotrichum candidum was shown by both culture and histopathology to be present in the lesion and was deduced to be the causative organism. The patient responded well to several weeks of treatment involving oral topical administration of nystatin vaginal tablets. ( info)

3/16. Fatal Blastoschizomyces capitatus sepsis in a neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukemia: first documented case from greece.

    Blastoschizomyces capitatus (formerly known as geotrichum capitatum and trichosporon capitatum) is a rare, yet an emerging, cause of invasive infections in immunosuppressed patients. Profound and prolonged neutropenia is the crucial predisposing factor for this yeast infection. Blastoschizomyces capitatus was isolated from peripheral blood cultures of a profoundly neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukemia (M2 FAB). Despite administration of antifungal chemotherapy with liposomal amphotericin b at 4.5 mg kg(-1) daily, the patient succumbed 4 days after initiation of treatment. Infections attributed to B. capitatus have generally a poor prognosis, although the yeast shows in vitro susceptibility to antifungal agents. Low flucytosine, caspofungin acetate, voriconazole and amphotericin b minimum inhibitory concentration values were also recorded with our isolate. The clinical relevance of the in vitro susceptibility testing against the isolate and the current antifungal chemotherapy regimens against B. capitatus systemic infections are discussed. ( info)

4/16. Polymicrobial keratomycosis in a three-year-old child.

    PURPOSE: To describe a previously unreported case of polymicrobial mycotic keratitis caused by an association between candida lusitaniae, C. parapsilosis, and geotrichum candidum. methods: A three-year-old child with an antecedent trauma with vegetable matter and a prolonged use of corticosteroid eyedrops developed fungal keratitis. RESULTS: The isolates of the corneal scraping using Sabaraud dextrose agar grew C. lusitaniae, C. parapsilosis, and G. candidum. After topical 0.2% and systemic fluconazole treatment, the corneal lesion resolved with no recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Corneal trauma with vegetables and the indiscriminate use of corticosteroids are important risk factors for mycotic keratitis. A combination of topical 0.2% and systemic fluconazole therapy was effective in the treatment of this mycotic association. This is the first report of fungal keratitis caused by C. lusitaniae and G. candidum. ( info)

5/16. coinfection of cryptosporidium and geotrichum in a case of AIDS.

    A 32 year old male, positive for human immunodeficiency virus (mY) antibodies, was found to be positive for multiple opportunistic infections by a parasite and a fungi, which is a very rare occurrence. cryptosporidium and geotrichum were simultaneously detected from his stool and sputum respectively. ( info)

6/16. Disseminated geotrichum capitatum infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia.

    A case of invasive geotrichum capitatum infection is reported; a young patient had an acute leukemia for which he received a chemotherapy, and presented sepsis with blood cultures for geotrichum capitatum, namely dipodascus spicifer; this pathogen only described in cactus rot, is responsible for the first case of a human disseminated infection reported in literature. Then he developed a splenic and epididymic infection, with positive cultures for geotrichum capitatum after splenectomy and castration. Treatment with amphotericin b and itraconazole was started with low minimal inhibitory concentration (0.1 microgram/ml). The patient died of massive hemoptisis. autopsy findings demonstrated a lung, brain and kidneys seeding. ( info)

7/16. Gastrointestinal phycomycosis in acute nonlymphatic leukemia.

    A 37-year-old patient with acute nonlymphatic leukemia developed gastrointestinal phycomycosis during failure in bone marrow production. The clinical presentation was of acute typhlitis. laparotomy revealed a necrotic mass in the region of the iliocecal valve, and on histologic examination hyphae of phycomycetes with invasion of the blood vessels were seen. The patient died as a result of widespread infection. ( info)

8/16. Disseminated geotrichum candidum infection.

    The pathogenicity of the fungus geotrichum candidum in humans has not been clearly defined. A patient with acute leukemia who developed a fatal disseminated G. candidum infection while neutropenic is described. At autopsy examination, this patient was misdiagnosed on the basis of histopathology as having disseminated candidiasis until G. candidum was isolated from postmortem culture specimens. The emergence of this organism as an occasional pathogen in leukemic patients is of interest and illustrates the importance of obtaining fungal cultures. There is a need for more effective drugs for antifungal prophylaxis and therapy. ( info)

9/16. Systemic infection with trichosporon capitatum in two patients with acute leukaemia.

    trichosporon capitatum was isolated from the blood of two patients with acute leukaemia who were undergoing induction chemotherapy. Both patients died of their infections, and the fungus was cultured from their tissues after death. Systemic infection was proved by demonstrating the same pattern of fluorescein-labelled lectin staining of fungal elements in the tissues as was shown by the fungal isolates. ( info)

10/16. Disseminated geotrichum infection.

    Intensive chemotherapy has prolonged survival in cancer patients. Unfortunately it has also predisposed them to unusual infections because of their immunocompromised state. We report a case of fungal septicaemia caused by geotrichum candidum, an imperfect yeast of low virulence in a young girl with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. It was successfully treated with amphotericin b. The morphological characteristics of this fungus leading to its identification are described. ( info)
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