Invasive Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with wilms' tumor

Ana Maria Rabelo de Carvalho, Luciana Resende Bandeira de Melo, Vera Lúcia Moraes, Rejane Pereira Neves
2008 Brazilian Journal of Microbiology  
Fungal infections are increasingly being reported in immuno-compromised patients. In this study we report a case of systemic Trichosporon cutaneum infection in an infant with Wilms' tumor. This is the first time that an invasive infection for T. cutaneum has been reported in a Wilms' tumor patient.
doi:10.1590/s1517-83822008000100014 fatcat:dgwwshwa4valteefwrgodvnxca