Isavuconazole Treatment of Spinal Cord Invasive Aspergillosis Guided by Cerebrospinal Fluid (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Levels in a Patient with Low Interferon-Gamma and Ulcerative Colitis

Isavuconazole Treatment of Spinal Cord Invasive Aspergillosis Guided by Cerebrospinal Fluid (1,3)-β-d-Glucan Levels in a Patient with Low Interferon-Gamma and Ulcerative Colitis

This case highlights the use of (1,3)-beta-d glucan to direct treatment of a cervical spinal cord <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> infection in a 22-year-old woman immunocompromised due to steroid and anti-TNF therapy in the context of ulcerative colitis and interferon gamma deficiency. A 4-...

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Main Authors: Siobhan O’Regan, Brendan O’Kelly, Paul Reidy, Aoibhlinn O’Toole, John Caird, Cora McNally, Samuel McConkey, Eoghan De Barra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
invasive aspergillosis
CNS aspergillosis
(1,3)-β-d-glucan
isavuconazole
fungal CNS infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/8/6/557

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