Invasive Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with wilms' tumor
Braz. j. microbiol
;
39(1): 59-60, Jan.-Mar. 2008. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Fungal infections are increasingly being reported in immuno-compromised patients. In this study we report a case of systemic Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor. This is the first time that an invasive infection for T. cutaneum has been reported in a Wilms' tumor patient.
RESUMO
As infecções fungicas estão sendo relatadas cada vez mais em pacientes imunocomprometidos. Neste estudo nós relatamos um caso de infecção sistêmica por Trichosporon cutaneum em um infante com tumor de Wilms. Esta é a primeira vez que uma infecção invasiva por T. cutaneum é relatada em paciente com tumor de Wilms.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
In Vitro Techniques
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Trichosporon
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Wilms Tumor
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
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Mycoses
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Journal subject:
Microbiology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitário Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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