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Fatal, complete splenic infarction and hepatic infection due to disseminated Trichosporon beigelii infection

Authors: S. G. Viscomi, K. J. Mortelé, V. Cantisani, J. Glickman, S. G. Silverman

Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 2/2004

Abstract

We report on a 56-year-old woman with acute lymphocytic leukemia who presented with right upper quadrant pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Laboratory studies confirmed fungemia with Trichosporum beigelii, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated numerous low-attenuation liver lesions and a hypodense spleen with capsular enhancement suggestive of complete splenic infarction. Subsequent splenectomy confirmed that the spleen was completely infarcted and infiltrated with Trichosporum. The patient had a difficult postoperative course and died despite aggressive antifungal therapy.

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Title: Fatal, complete splenic infarction and hepatic infection due to disseminated Trichosporon beigelii infection
Authors: S. G. Viscomi
K. J. Mortelé
V. Cantisani
J. Glickman
S. G. Silverman
Publication date: 01-03-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Abdominal Radiology / Issue 2/2004
Print ISSN: 2366-004X
Electronic ISSN: 2366-0058
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-003-0099-6

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