Research Topic: Immunocompromised hosts

Severe Saprochaete capitata fungemia presenting as micafungin breakthrough hepatosplenic lesions in an immunocompromised patient: case report

A 70-year-old woman with blood cancer developed a serious fungal blood infection caused by Saprochaete capitata, a rare soil fungus, despite taking preventive antifungal medication. The infection spread to her liver and spleen, creating multiple lesions and a dangerous aneurysm. Doctors successfully treated her with a combination of three antifungal drugs, particularly voriconazole, which proved more effective than the initial preventive medication. This case highlights how rare fungi can cause severe infections in cancer patients and the importance of recognizing when standard preventive treatments are not working.

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The first described case of Fomitiporella micropora infection in humans: A heart transplant recipient diagnosed by fungal PCR

A heart transplant patient developed a slow-growing lump on his shin that turned out to be caused by a rare fungus never before seen in humans. Doctors removed the lump surgically and used advanced genetic testing to identify the unusual fungus as Fomitiporella micropora. The patient received antifungal medication and the wound healed completely, highlighting how modern genetic tests can identify rare infections that traditional methods might miss.

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Low Antigen Titre Disseminated Cryptococcosis in Immunocompromised Hosts: Two Challenging Case Reports

Two patients with weakened immune systems developed serious fungal blood infections from Cryptococcus despite having unusually low levels of fungal markers in their blood. One was a kidney transplant patient and the other had HIV. Neither showed signs of brain infection, which is unusual for this disease. Both were successfully treated with aggressive antifungal medications once blood cultures confirmed the disseminated infection.

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