Combined Amphotec(amphotericin B) with Caspofungin(concidas) and Itraconazole injection in the treatment of an refractory disseminated Trichosporon Asahii of an acute radiation sickness / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To report the diagnosis and treatment of an extremely severe bone marrow form of acute radiation sickness complicated with disseminated Trichosporon Asahii in Jining,Shandong province, China.Methods An extremely severe bone marrow form of acute radiation sickness was transfered to our hospital 3 days after the accident on October 24,2004.The patient was performed allogeneic stem cell transplantion from his brother and soon acquired hematogenesis recovery, however, refractory disseminated Trichosporonosis(mainly lung) then occured in the patient.after the hemato-reconstitusion,and gradually aggravate.Result Strong support treatment and high dosage combination of drug therapy were used to combat fungi ,the accumulative dose of Ampghotec (amphotericin B) was 2965mg, the accumulative dose of itraconazole was 4000mg, and the accumulative dose of Caspofungin(concidas) was 3020mg. The refractory disseminated Trichosporon Asahii was once partially controlled, but the radiation injury and infection were still becoming worse even after many kinds of antiinfection drugs, the patient then died of multiple organ failure on d75 after the accident. Conclution The combination of Ampghotec with Caspofungin and Itraconazole in the treatment of disseminated Trichosporon Asahii was effective, no related toxicity occured, which has not been reported before. However, with continuously injury of radiation, we couldn’t cure the Trichosporonosis thoroughly, and the patient finally died of multiple organs failure related with radiation and infection.According to the clinical treatment of the patient, we also acquired the experience that when we resolve the hematogenesis, to promote the immunologic reconstitution and the tissue damage repair, control the whole body radiation damage and infection will be the key point for this kind of patient to survive.