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Invasive fungal infection by saprochaeta capitata in an immunocompromised child- a case report from cancer hospital in Pakistan

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Title: Invasive fungal infection by saprochaeta capitata in an immunocompromised child- a case report from cancer hospital in Pakistan

Authors: Seemal Aslam, Salma Muhammad Abbas, Nida Safdar

Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association

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Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2023

Volume: 73

Issue: 12

Language: en

DOI: 10.47391/JPMA.9506

Keywords: Immunocompromisedinvasive fungal infectionSaprochaeta capitatadual antifungal therapy

Categories
Pediatric Infectious Diseases (8) Hematology Oncology (4) Pharmacology (22872) Immunology (7543) Oncology (10297)

Abstract

Saprochaeta Capitata is an emerging fungus known to cause life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, we describe the case of a 4-year-old male child seen in Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, after obtaining informed consent from the parents. He had Pre-B ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) and contracted this infection during induction chemotherapy. With the use of dual antifungals, he was able to survive this otherwise fatal fungal infection.
Keywords: Saprochaeta capitata, invasive fungal infection, dual antifungal therapy, immunocompromised.

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