Bibashi E, Sidi V, Kotsiou M, Makrigiannaki E, Koliouskas D
Department of Microbiology, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hippokratia. 2008 Jan;12(1):43-5.
Zygomycosis is an invasive mycotic disease caused by fungi of the class Zygomycetes. Infections caused by zygomycetes, are known for their difficulty of diagnosis and treatment. Cunninghamella bertholletiae (Cb), is a saprobic fungus commonly found in the soil of temperate climates. Pulmonary infections caused by Cb are being identified with increasing frequency among patients on immunosuppressive therapy, and these infections usually have a fatal outcome. We present a rare case of pulmonary zygomycosis caused by Cb in a 10 year old male child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. In spite of intensive antifungal chemotherapy (iv liposomal amphotericin B 7 mg/Kg once daily) following clinical diagnosis, he died of pulmonary failure.
接合菌病是一种由接合菌纲真菌引起的侵袭性霉菌病。由接合菌引起的感染以诊断和治疗困难而闻名。拜氏 Cunninghamella(Cb)是一种常见于温带气候土壤中的腐生真菌。在接受免疫抑制治疗的患者中,由 Cb 引起的肺部感染被发现的频率越来越高,而且这些感染通常会导致致命的后果。我们报告了一例罕见的由 Cb 引起的肺部接合菌病,患者为一名患有急性淋巴细胞白血病的 10 岁男童。尽管在临床诊断后进行了强化抗真菌化疗(静脉注射脂质体两性霉素 B,7 毫克/千克,每日一次),但他仍死于呼吸衰竭。