Fungemia caused by Verticillium species in an immunocompromised child

G Bashir; MA Thokar; S Ahmad; BA Fomda; R Lone; T Fazili

doi:10.4103/0255-0857.19901

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Year : 2006 | Volume : 24 | Issue : 1 | Page : 65-66

Fungemia caused by Verticillium species in an immunocompromised child

G Bashir¹, MA Thokar¹, S Ahmad², BA Fomda¹, R Lone¹, T Fazili¹
¹ Department of Microbiology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir, India
² Department of Medical Oncology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Correspondence Address:
G Bashir
Department of Microbiology, Sher-i-Kashmir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura-190 001, Jammu & Kashmir
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.19901

The incidence of fungal infections is increasing due to immunocompromised states. We report a case of fungaemia due to a rare fungus - Verticillium , in a 6 year old child diagnosed as a case of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia- L1 with high grade fever. The patient was treated with amphotericin B with a good clinical response.

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