Ecthyma Gangrenosum-like Lesions in a Febrile Neutropenic Patient with Simultaneous Pseudomonas Sepsis and Disseminated Fusariosis

Uludokumaci S., Balkan I. I., Mete B., Ozaras R., Saltoglu N., Soysal T.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.321-324, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tjh.2012.0030
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.321-324
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Fusarium spp. is an opportunistic mold that causes disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients. It is important to make a definite diagnosis because of high mortality rates. We present the case of a 27-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a prolonged febrile neutropenic period. She developed ecthyma gangrenosum-like lesions and simultaneously had Pseudomonas bacteremia and disseminated fusariosis. Histopathological and microbiological features of skin lesions had a critical role in differential diagnosis. Ecthyma gangrenosum-like lesions due to disseminated fusariosis might be easily misdiagnosed as lesions associated with Pseudomonas unless tissue cultures and histopathological examinations are performed.