Multiple Hepatosplenic Abscesses From an Uncommon Pathogen in a Patient With Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Takao Goto; Akane Takamatsu; Ayako Nonaka; Hitoshi Honda

doi:10.7326/aimcc.2022.0566

Multiple Hepatosplenic Abscesses From an Uncommon Pathogen in a Patient With Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

Takao Goto, Akane Takamatsu, Ayako Nonaka, Hitoshi Honda

Infectious Diseases

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We report a patient case of Magnusiomyces capitatus fungemia with multiple hepatosplenic abscesses. Magnusiomyces spp. are rare but emerging, opportunistic fungal pathogens causing potentially lethal invasive disease, especially in patients with neutropenia secondary to chemotherapy for a hematologic malignancy. Given the frequent use of echinocandins as empirical therapy for febrile neutropenia, extra caution should be exercised if culture results indicate the presence of a yeast other than Candida species.

Original language	English
Article number	e220566
Journal	Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases
Volume	1
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0566
Publication status	Published - 10-2022

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Clinical Biochemistry

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