Invasive cutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin in a neutropenic patient

Daniela Gavril; Paul Louis Woerther; Aicha Ben Lakhdar; Linda Mahjoubi; Emilie Routier; Elisabeth Chachaty; Bertrand Gachot; Stephane De Botton; Jean Baptiste Micol; Christophe Willekens

doi:10.1007/s15010-016-0971-2

Invasive cutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin in a neutropenic patient

Daniela Gavril, Paul Louis Woerther, Aicha Ben Lakhdar, Linda Mahjoubi, Emilie Routier, Elisabeth Chachaty, Bertrand Gachot, Stephane De Botton, Jean Baptiste Micol, Christophe Willekens

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Scopulariopsis brevicaulis onychomycosis with local cutaneous invasion was diagnosed in an acute leukemia patient and unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin, based on antifungal susceptibility testing. This case should alert clinicians to the possible severe evolution of onychomycosis in neutropenic patients and suggests that surgery should be preferred in such a situation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	361-363
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infection
Volume	45
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0971-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2017

Keywords

Febrile neutropenia
Immunocompromised
Invasive fungal infection
Micafungin
Onychomycosis
Scopulariopsis spp

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Invasive cutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin in a neutropenic patient

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