Case report: Successful treatment of septic shock with purpura fulminans caused by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent patient

Jeong Kim Youn; Sang Il Kim; Ree Kim Yang; Min Park Young; Joon Park Yeon; Won Kang Moon

Case report: Successful treatment of septic shock with purpura fulminans caused by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent patient

Jeong Kim Youn
, Sang Il Kim
, Ree Kim Yang
, Min Park Young
, Joon Park Yeon
, Won Kang Moon

Catholic Univ. of Korea Coll. Med.

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Abstract

Trichosporon asahii is an emerging mycosis characterized by high mortality rate in immunologically compromised patients. Only a few cases have been reported in immunocompetent subjects. We report a 46-yr-old man who had been healthy and who presented with septic shock and purpura fulminans caused by Trichosporon asahii. He responded well to antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and voriconazole.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	366-369
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science
Volume	37
Issue number	4
State	Published - Sep 2007

Keywords

Purpura fulminans
Septic shock
Trichosporon asahii

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Case report: Successful treatment of septic shock with purpura fulminans caused by Trichosporon asahii in an immunocompetent patient

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