Fusarium Osteomyelitis in a Patient With Pearson Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Fusarium species are ubiquitous fungi causing a wide array of infections, including invasive disease in the immunosuppressed. We present a fusarium bone infection in a child with Pearson syndrome and review the literature. Ten cases of fusarium osteomyelitis were reported in the past 40 years, and w...

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Autores principales: Hiebert, Rachael M., Welliver, Robert C., Yu, Zhongxin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5066456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27757410
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw183
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Sumario:Fusarium species are ubiquitous fungi causing a wide array of infections, including invasive disease in the immunosuppressed. We present a fusarium bone infection in a child with Pearson syndrome and review the literature. Ten cases of fusarium osteomyelitis were reported in the past 40 years, and we review the treatments.

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