Deep Hyalohyphomycosis

CutaneousFusarium solaniinfection in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

“…More than 50 species have been described, although only a small number have been documented to cause human infection, the commonest of which are Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium moniliforme . F. solani is the most virulent and most commonly isolated species in human disease, accounting for approximately 50% of cases of human infection 1 . Although still relatively rare, Fusarium infection is becoming increasingly prevalent in immunocompromised hosts and is now the second commonest pathogenic mould to cause opportunistic infections in this group of patients (after Aspergillus ).…”