Korean J Hematol.
2000 May;35(2):162-166.
An ALL Case with Trichosporon beigelii Pneumonia Developed during Severe Pancytopenic Period after Salvage Chemotherapy
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 2Department of Cancer Research Institute, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 3Department of Clinical Pathology, Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Trichosporon beigelii belongs to the family of Cryptococcaceae. T. beigelii is a rare causative agent of invasive pneumonia in immunocompromised patients. T. beigelii pneumonia is characterized by persistent fever unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotic the- rapy, coughing with bloody sputum, and rapidly progressive dyspnea. Its diagnosis should be based on clinical suspicion and confirmed by culture and histologic examination of biopsy tissue. We describe an ALL patient with T. beigelii pneumonia developed during severe pancytopenic period after salvage chemotherapy.
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