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摘要
糠秕马拉色菌(M. furfur)可引起皮肤或全身感染。我们报告了一例患有 T 细胞急性淋巴细胞白血病(T-ALL)的 22 岁男性秕糠马拉色菌真菌感染病例,该患者同时患有蜡样芽孢杆菌(B. cereus)败血症。真菌感染是通过显微镜检查和培养方法确诊的,而自动血液培养系统和分子方法均未能鉴定出真菌。尽管进行了适当的治疗,但患者在住院 18 天后死亡。
Malassezia furfur bloodstream infection: still a diagnostic challenge in clinical practice
The opportunistic fungus Malassezia furfur (M. furfur) can cause either cutaneous or systemic infections. We report a case of M. furfur fungemia in a 22-year-old male with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL) who developed concomitant Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) septicemia. The fungal infection was diagnosed by microscopic examination and culture-based methods, while automated blood culture systems and molecular approaches failed in identifying the fungus. Despite appropriate therapy, the patient died 18 days after the hospitalization.