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Triple fungal infection in a patient with liver cirrhosis |
Annales de Biologie Clinique. Volume 70, Number 1, 89-92, Janvier-Février 2012, Biologie au quotidien
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Author(s) : Kazali Alidjinou, Daniel Mathieu, Jean Frédéric Colombel, Nadine François, Daniel Poulain, Boualem Sendid |
Summary : The prevalence of invasive mycoses is increasing, especially among patients who are immunocompromised or hospitalized with serious underlying diseases. Such infections are associated with a high morbidity and significant mortality, requiring early diagnosis and appropriate treatment but also an optimal prophylaxis in patients with high risk factors. We report a case of triple fungal infection including an invasive pulmonary aspergillosis by
Aspergillus fumigatus, a candidemia by
Candida albicans and a
Pneumocystis pneumonia. The overall clinical picture of this patient was liver cirrhosis with medical history of immunosuppressive treatment for Crohn disease and a non-hodgkin lymphoma. There was no antifungal prophylaxis for this patient. Under treatment, the issue was unfavourable with multivisceral failure. |
Keywords : triple fungal infection, Candida albicans, Aspergillus fumigatus, Pneumocystis jirovecci, liver cirrhosis |
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