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Transplant Infectious Disease : An... Aug 2016Central nervous system lomentosporiosis is a rare pathological condition in immunocompromised patients. We describe a fatal case of meningitis caused by Lomentospora...
Central nervous system lomentosporiosis is a rare pathological condition in immunocompromised patients. We describe a fatal case of meningitis caused by Lomentospora prolificans (which was previously named Scedosporium prolificans), after an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). To our knowledge, no cases of Lomentospora meningitis following allo-HSCT have been reported previously. Particularly in neutropenic patients, it is important to consider L. prolificans when a fungal infection is suspected and antifungal agents are ineffective.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents; Fatal Outcome; Glucocorticoids; Graft vs Host Disease; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppression Therapy; Immunosuppressive Agents; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Male; Meninges; Meningitis, Fungal; Middle Aged; Prednisolone; Scedosporium; Tacrolimus; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Transplantation, Homologous
PubMed: 27258644
DOI: 10.1111/tid.12563