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J Pak Med Assoc
; 73(12): 2480-2482, 2023 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38083938
ABSTRACT
Saprochaeta Capitata is an emerging fungus known to cause life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, we describe the case of a 4-year-old male child seen in Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, after obtaining informed consent from the parents. He had Pre-B ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) and contracted this infection during induction chemotherapy. With the use of dual antifungals, he was able to survive this otherwise fatal fungal infection.