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Fusarium are flamentous non-pigmented septated ungi

ubiquitous in the environment. Fusariosis is a not uncommon

invasive mold in ection in patients with hematologic malignancies

and hematopoietic cell transplants. In ection tends to spread

rapidly in immunocompromised patients due to angioinvasiveness

and ungemia but tends to remain localized in immunocompetent

patients. Blood cultures are positive in almost hal o the

immunocompromised patients with Fusarium in ection [ !. Fusariosis

has high mortality rate once disseminated" and reversion o

neutropenia is imperative along with anti ungal therapy withvoriconazole or amphotericin B.

#ase report $

% &' year-old-male was admitted to our institution with the

chie complaint o productive cough or ( days" associated with

ever up to ) .*+F" pleuritic chest pain" asthenia and emesis. ,he

patient had history o acute myeloid leu emia" recently completed

consolidation cycle $' with high-dose cytarabine or ) days prior

to this admission" and was ta ing acyclovir" uconazole and

levo o/acin or neutropenic prophyla/is. 0ast medical history was

also remar able or diabetes and 12,. 3e is a retired truc driver"

lives with his wi e and has no to/ic habits or amily history o

malignancies.

4pon e/amination" the patient appeared ill" a ebrile 5, 6+.7+F8"

tachycardic 539 ** bpm8" normotensive 5B0 *):&* mm3g8 and

tachypneic 599 *6 breaths per minute8. 3is physical e/am revealed

respiratory distress with clear lung auscultation" and le t arm 0I##

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line with no signs o in ection. ; in was intact.