Trichosporon beigelii pneumonia in a neutropenic patient

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1989 Jul;8(7):631-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01968145.

Abstract

A case of pulmonary infection caused by Trichosporon beigelii is reported in an asthmatic patient undergoing steroid treatment who developed fever and lung infiltrates. Arthroconidia and blastoconidia were isolated from repeated sputum, bronchial aspirate and telescopic catheter samples. The infection coincided with neutropenia resulting from pyrazolone treatment. The response to amphotericin B treatment was favourable.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Agranulocytosis / complications*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Asthma / complications
  • Asthma / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications*
  • Pneumonia / complications*
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pyrazoles / therapeutic use
  • Pyrazolones*
  • Theophylline / therapeutic use
  • Trichosporon

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyrazolones
  • pyrazolone
  • Prednisolone
  • Theophylline