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Fusariosis

Field	Value
name	Fusariosis
risks	Neutropenia, blood cancer
prognosis	Poor

Fusariosis is an infection seen in people with low neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that fights infection. It is a significant opportunistic pathogen in people with blood cancer.

It is associated with infections with Fusarium species, such as Fusarium proliferatum. It is fatal in more than half of cases.

References

(2006). "Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology". Saunders Elsevier.
(July 2008). "Successful salvage treatment of disseminated cutaneous fusariosis with liposomal amphotericin B and terbinafine after allogeneic stem cell transplantation". Transpl Infect Dis.
(2016). "Fungal Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America". Elsevier.

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