The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
2012 , Vol 54 , Num 6
Geotrichum capitatum Septicemia in a Hematological Malignancy Patient with Positive Galactomannan Antigen: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Divisions of 1Pediatric Infectious Diseases and 2Pediatric Hematology, Department of Pediatrics and 3Department of Medical
Microbiology, 4Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
E-mail: aslinur@hacettepe.edu.tr
Geotrichum capitatum, formerly known as Trichosporon capitatum, is an
uncommon but frequently fatal invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised
patients, especially in hematological malignancies. We report a seven-year-old
patient with acute myeloid leukemia with Geotrichum septicemia with involvement
of the lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys, who had a favorable outcome after
therapy. Alteration of antifungal treatment to liposomal amphotericin B
resolved the fever with favorable clinical response.
Keywords :
Geotrichum capitatum, septicemia, child.