Fatal Scopulariopsis brumptii in a Pediatric Immunocompromised Host

ABSTRACT

Scopulariopsis species cause a broad range of disease, from superficial skin infections to often fatal disseminated disease in the immunocompromised that is refractory to standard antifungal treatment. This report describes the first case of fatal disseminated Scopulariopsis brumptii in a pediatric patient with hyper-IgM syndrome status post bone marrow transplant.

KEYWORDS:

• Germ cell tumor
• cute leukemia
• Klinefelter syndrome
• microarray
• cytogenetics
• megakaryocytic leukemia

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