Disseminated Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection in acute myeloblastic leukaemia. Report of three cases.

Three new cases of Blastoschizomyces capitatus infection occurring in neutropenic patients with acute myeloblastic leukaemia are reported. B. capitatus was isolated from blood cultures in all patients. All three patients were treated with amphotericin B, but only one was cured from the infection. Our study confirms the emergence of B. capitatus as an opportunistic agent of disseminated fungal infection in leukaemic patients.