Title
Invasive fusariosis: Report of three cases in Peru
Other title
Fusariosis invasiva: Reporte de tres casos en Perú
Date Issued
01 July 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rodriguez R.
Illescas R.
Herrera C.
Díaz A.
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Fusarium species are a group of fungi that cause superficial infections, locally invasive and disseminated disease, which occur mainly in immunocompromised hosts, and occasionally in immunocompetent individuals. We present three cases that show three different clinical forms of Fusarium spp. disease that affected different types of patients (patients with hematological malignancy, chronic kidney disease in peritoneal dialysis and post-surgical for osteoarticular pathology), each with its own characteristics that merit discussion. These cases show different clinical forms of invasive fusariosis caused by Fusarium solani complex species in patients with different pathologies and therapeutic management that could be risk factors for the development of the disease. The clinical recognition of fusariosis, not only in oncohematological patients, together with a timely diagnosis and treatment contribute to the success of the treatment and a reduction in mortality.
Start page
523
End page
526
Volume
35
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Dermatología, Enfermedades venéreas
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85062664447
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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