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Case Reports
. 1998 May;36(5):1436-8.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.36.5.1436-1438.1998.

Use of voriconazole in treatment of Scedosporium apiospermum infection: case report

C Girmenia  1 , G Luzi, M Monaco, P Martino
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Case Reports

Use of voriconazole in treatment of Scedosporium apiospermum infection: case report

C Girmenia et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 May.

Abstract

We report a case of disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a neutropenic patient with acute myeloid leukemia. Due to progression of the mycosis after 7 days of amphotericin B lipid complex therapy and to high susceptibility of the mold to voriconazole in vitro, the patient was treated with intravenous voriconazole. After a few days of therapy, fever disappeared and skin lesions improved. However, the patient died after 1 month due to intestinal bleeding. Despite a negative outcome, this case seems to indicate a promising role for voriconazole in the treatment of S. apiospermum infections.

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FIG. 1
FIG. 1
(a) S. apiospermum abdominal skin lesion with purplish-black necrotic center surrounded by large erythema. The fungal lesion worsened despite 7 days of therapy with amphotericin B lipid complex. (b) After 10 days of voriconazole therapy, the erythema disappeared. Only a scab was left.
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